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. 2019 Nov 6;14(12):1719–1732. doi: 10.2215/CJN.05830519

Table 1.

Clinical parameters and complement activation markers in incident patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

Patient Genetic Variants Disease Phase (Trigger) Creatinine (0.3–1.3 mg/dl) Hemoglobin (12–17 g/dl) Platelets (130–400 109/L) Lactate Dehydrogenase (<234 U/L) Haptoglobin (0.3–1.8 g/L) Serum C3 (0.8–1.9 g/L) Serum C4 (0.1–0.5 g/L) Serum 50% Hemolytic Complement (28–60 U/ml) Serum C5b-9 Deposits (Mean±SEM) Activated-Plasma C5b-9 Deposits (Mean±SEM)
Patient 1 MCP: (c.478G>T)
p.Val160Phe Acute (none) 4.9 8.7 117 317 N.D. 1.0 N.D. 55 3.2±1.5a N.A.
Patient 2 C3: c.3125G>A
MCP: c.1148C>T Acute (respiratory infection) 3.9 9.4 7 2430 N.D. 0.8 0.3 72 2.5±1.2a N.A.
Remissionb 0.8 12.1 259 146 1.1 0.8 N.D. N.D. 1.4±0.9ac N.A.
Patient 3 No Acute (none) 5 8.5 196 415 N.D. 0.7 0.1 28 1.9±1a N.A.
Remissiond 4.4 9.2 492 194 N.D. 0.9 0.2 7 0.5±0.5c N.A.
Patient 4 MCP: exon 6, heterozygosis (c.800_820Del)
p.Thr267Asn273del
CFH: exon 6, heterozygosis (c.292C>T)
p.Leu98Phe Acute (urinary infection) 8.6 10.9 73 1353 N.D. 0.6 0.2 24 1.7±0.8a 5.6±0.2a
Remissione 6 12.7 158 516 1.29 0.8 0.3 9 0.6±0.5c 0.3±0.1c
Patient 5 CFH: exon 19, heterozygosis (c.2850G>T)
p.Gln950 Acute (postpartum) 2.4 5.8 61 1678 N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. 2±0.8a 4.9±0.1a
Remissione 0.8 11.7 305 247 0.5 0.9 0.2 N.D. 0.1±0.1c 0.1±0.18c
Patient 6 No Acute (postpartum) 4.1 6.7 74 1781 0.2 1.4 0.5 21 1.6±0.4a 5.9±0.4a
Remissione 0.8 10.9 268 179 1.12 0.8 0.2 12 0.8±0.1c 0.3±0.1c
Patient 7 No Acute (postpartum) 1.6 13.0 93 266 0.3 1.1 0.3 N.D. 2.7±0.4a 4.1±0.3a
Partial remissione 1.5 13.5 115 251 1.1 0.9 0.2 N.D. 2.7±0.5a 2.4±0.1a
Patient 8 CFI: exon 5, heterozygosis (c.739T>G)
p.Cys247Gly Acute (pancreatic cancer) 1.9 8.3 40 2407 N.D. 1.7 0.2 55 2.8±0.5a 3.2±0.2a
Remissione 1.3 12.3 290 399 0.3 1.0 0.2 16 1.1±0.6 0.5±0.1c
Patient 9 CFH: heterozygosis (c.3514G>T)
p.Glu172Stop Acuteb (cocaine) 7.2 7.1 105 682 0.3 0.8 0.2 41 N.A. 13.1±0.2a
Remissione 2.2 13.0 197 304 1.3 0.7 0.2 8 N.A. 0.78±0.1c
Patient 10 CFH: heterozygosis (c.3514G>T)
p.Glu172Stop Acute (cocaine) 12.2 5.9 44 3214 N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.A. 10.9±0.3a
Remissione 1.3 12.2 207 349 0.8 0.8 0.2 11 N.A. 1.1±0.2c
Patient 11 CFHR1::CFH, hybrid gene (loss of signal in exon 6 of CFHR1 and gain of signal exon 23 of CFH) Acute (postpartum) 4.2 9.8 114 1649 0.1 0.4 0.1 29 N.A. 6.4±0.2a
Remissione Hemodialysis 11.3 214 430 1.2 1.0 0.4 6 N.A. 0.8±0.1c

Statistical analysis was performed with raw data using the t test for paired samples. N.D., not done; N.A., sample not available.

a

Values statistically different than control values. (P<0.05).

b

Plasma exchange treatment.

c

Values statistically different than acute phase values. (P<0.05).

d

Plasma exchange and eculizumab treatment.

e

Eculizumab treatment.