Article
Clinical manifestations in humans of combined C7 and C4 deficiency associated with low levels of C2, C8, and C9.
Complement and inflammation - 1 Jan 1991
Wuillemin W A, Späth P J, Uring-Lambert B, Straub P W
Abstract excerpt
64 members of a large kindred with inherited deficiency of the seventh component of complement, C7, were studied for plasma levels of antigenetic and functional components of complement as well as for clinical manifestations of infections and autoimmune diseases. Thirty-six individuals showed a low level of C2, C7, C8, and/or C9, including null alleles for C4A and C4B. Two subjects had a complete C7 deficiency....
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Bacterial Infections
- Complement System Proteins
- Female
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
