Advocacy for aHUS and “aHUSs”

When it comes to advocacy why say there is aHUS and there is also aHUSs? The rare disease aHUS is described as the thrombotic microangiopathy triggered by uncontrolled complement activity…

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Mastermind on aHUS

Imagine atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome or aHUS on a well know quiz show, say Mastermind. How would it look?--- The Mastermind studio lights dim slightly as Emily Bartley settles into…

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Percentages and probabilities -AHUS AND MATH(S)

A frequent discussion on aHUS social media platforms is about "probabilities" and "percentages". The probabilities of someone inheriting an aHUS predisposing variant ( mutation) from their parents and the percentage…

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aHUS Nomenclature: Bridges to the Future

Scientific advancements in the last decade have yielded promising avenues on multiple fronts, including those related to atypical HUS and other thrombotic microangiopathies. However we’ve now reached a point where…

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TMAs -How many are there?

The Primary aHUS community now understands that there is no accurate record of how many "aHUS" patients there are , but what about the number of people who have had…

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