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    • Eculizumab treatment during pregnancy does not affect the complement system activity of the newborn 

      Hallstensen, Randi; Bergseth, Grete; Foss, Stian; Jæger, Steinar; Gedde-Dahl, Thobias; Holt, jan; Christiansen, Dorte; Lau, Corinna; Brekke, Ole Lars; Armstrong, Elina; Stefanovic, Vedran; Andersen, Jan Terje; Sandlie, Inger; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-13)
      Eculizumab is a humanized IgG2/4 chimeric anti-complement C5 antibody used to treat patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) or atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether or not the complement activity in newborns from pregnant women who receive eculizumab is impaired. A novel eculizumab-C5 complex (E-C5) specific assay was developed and ...