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Lupus erythematosus associated with genetically determined deficiency of the second component of the complement.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Dec 2000
Lipsker D M, Schreckenberg-Gilliot C, Uring-Lambert B, Meyer A, Hartmann D, Grosshans E M, Hauptmann G
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BACKGROUND: The gene deletion responsible for the type I human complement C2 deficiency was reported in 1992. The purpose of our study is to evaluate clinical and immunological characteristics of 11 patients with lupus erythematosus and type I C2 deficiency. OBSERVATIONS: We observed 5 patients with a homozygous C2 deficiency and 6 with a heterozygous C2 deficiency. Eight patients had systemic lupus...
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