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Journal: Diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia gravis. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 26, 2020 CBAs can lead to a significant reduction of seronegative patients, improving myasthenia gravis diagnostic process. New biological drugs offer innovative approaches to treat myasthenic patients with generalized disease, promising to change the paradigm of treatment and to significantly enhance therapeutic success within a precision medicine framework.
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Journal: Monoclonal antibodies for monogenic diseases: a 2019 update (Pubmed Central) - Jun 25, 2020 More recently, lanadelumab, an anti-plasma kallikrein antibody, has reinforced the therapeutic arsenal in hereditary angioedema and burosumab, anti-FGF23, that of X-linked hypophosphatemia. Such examples reflect the importance of monoclonal antibody therapy of monogenic diseases, the interest of considering such an option as well as the need for future researches.
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Clinical, Journal: A case report of recurrent acute pancreatitis associated with life threatening atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 25, 2020 Such examples reflect the importance of monoclonal antibody therapy of monogenic diseases, the interest of considering such an option as well as the need for future researches. Recurrent pancreatitis is suggested as the etiology of atypical HUS in this patient and this condition should be recognized and treated in a timely manner for optimal clinical outcomes.
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Review, Journal: Myasthenia gravis: State of the art and new therapeutic strategies. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 19, 2020 Many breakthroughs in the discovery of new therapeutic targets have been reported, but MG remains to be a chronic disease where the symptoms are kept in the majority of patients. In this review, we discuss the different therapeutic strategies that have been used over the years to alleviate MG symptoms, as well as innovative therapeutic approaches currently under study.
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Clinical, Journal: Disseminated gonococcal infections in patients receiving eculizumab: a case series. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 18, 2020 Prescribers are encouraged to educate patients receiving eculizumab on their risk for serious gonococcal infections and perform screening for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention STD treatment guidelines or in suspect cases. If antimicrobial prophylaxis is used during eculizumab therapy, prescribers should consider trends in gonococcal antimicrobial susceptibility due to emerging resistance concerns.
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Journal: Thrombotic microangiopathy and pregnancy. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 18, 2020 The authors present a basic overview of the issue of TMA, which requires interdisciplinary cooperation of obstetricians, anesthesiologists, nephrologists and hematologists. In the second part of the article, we present two TMA case reports and finally show the differential diagnostic and therapeutic scheme as agreed by the authorities in the field.
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Journal: Update on C1 Esterase Inhibitor (C1-INH) in Human Solid Organ Transplantation. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 10, 2020 C1-INH contrasts with eculizumab and other distal inhibitors, which do not affect C4b or C3b deposition or noncomplement pathways...This article reviews clinical data and ongoing trials with C1-INH in transplant recipients, compares the results with those of other complement inhibitors, and summarizes potentially productive directions for future research.This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Journal: Hemolytic uremic syndrome in a developing country: Consensus guidelines. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 8, 2020 Limited diagnostic capabilities and lack of access to eculizumab prevent the implementation of international guidelines for HUS in most developing countries. We propose practice guidelines for India, which will perhaps be applicable to other developing countries.
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Review, Journal: Complement dysregulation in glomerulonephritis. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 8, 2020 Complement inhibition is an emerging treatment option. A thorough understanding of the basic disease mechanism and a careful follow-up are needed for optimal therapy.
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