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Complement factor I deficiency: a not so rare immune defect: characterization of new mutations and the first large gene deletion.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 18 Jun 2012
Alba-Domínguez María, López-Lera Alberto, Garrido Sofía, Nozal Pilar, González-Granado Ignacio, Melero Josefa, Soler-Palacín Pere, Cámara Carmen, López-Trascasa Margarita
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BACKGROUND: Complement Factor I (CFI) is a serine protease with an important role in complement alternative pathway regulation. Complete factor I deficiency is strongly associated with severe infections. Approximately 30 families with this deficiency have been described worldwide. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We have studied five new Spanish families suffering from CFI deficiency. From 19 screened people, 7 homozygous,...
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