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C7 complement deficiency in an Israeli Arab village.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 2002
Behar Doron, Schlesinger Menachem, Halle David, Ben-Ami Haim, Edoute Yehouda, Shahar Eduardo, Kasis Imad, Shihab Shihab, Elstein Deborah, Zimran Ari, Mandel Hanna
Abstract excerpt
Deficiencies of terminal complement components, particularly the latter ones, are often detected because of increased susceptibility to Neisserial infections. Herein we document the first report of C7 deficiency among a highly inbred Arab population living in the lower Galilee region of Israel. Both biochemical and molecular analysis were performed on samples from infected survivors and parents of children who...
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