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Anti-Complement Factor H Autoantibody-Associated Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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The authors are thankful to the Division of Pediatric Nephrology, AIIMS, New Delhi for the Anti-CFH autoantibody assay.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, 605006, India

    Rangaswamy Darshan, Sriram Krishnamurthy, Palanisamy Sivamurukan, C. G. Delhi Kumar, Raj Dhayalini, Dhandapany Gunasekaran & Parameswaran Narayanan

  2. Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India

    Rajesh Nachiappa Ganesh

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Darshan, R., Krishnamurthy, S., Sivamurukan, P. et al. Anti-Complement Factor H Autoantibody-Associated Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. Indian J Pediatr 87, 462–463 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-019-03115-y

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