Article
An abnormal but functionally active complement component C9 protein found in an Irish family with subtotal C9 deficiency.
Immunology - 1 Mar 2003
Orren Ann, O'Hara Ann M, Morgan B Paul, Moran Anthony P, Würzner Reinhard
Abstract excerpt
Two independently segregating C9 genetic defects have previously been reported in two siblings in an Irish family with subtotal C9 deficiency. One defect would lead to an abnormal C9 protein, with replacement of a cysteine by a glycine (C98G). The second defect is a premature stop codon at amino acid 406 which would lead to a truncated C9. However, at least one of two abnormal proteins was present in the...
Topics
- Aged
- Blood Bactericidal Activity
- Complement C9
- Complement Membrane Attack Complex
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Epitope Mapping
- Female
- Hemolysis
- Humans
