Genetic aspects of complement component C8 in Norwegian meningococcal disease patients.

doi:10.3109/00365549009027120

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Genetic aspects of complement component C8 in Norwegian meningococcal disease patients.

Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1990

Rogde S, Høiby E A, Teisberg P, Olaisen B

Abstract excerpt

Sera from 85 consecutive systemic meningococcal disease patients and 203 matched control individuals were C8 typed. In the patient group, one C8B deficient individual was discovered; none in the control group. No case of C8A deficiency was encountered. The material was collected during a period o...

Topics

Complement C8
Humans
Meningococcal Infections
Norway
Phenotype

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