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New C1q mutation in a Tunisian family.
Immunobiology - 1 Mar 2014
Jlajla Hend, Sellami Maryam Kallel, Sfar Imen, Laadhar Lilia, Zerzeri Yousr, Abdelmoula Mohamed Slim, Gorgi Yousr, Dridi Marie-Françoise, Makni Sondes
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary C1q deficiency (C1qD) is the most penetrant genetic factor predisposing to the development of lupus pathology with more than 93% of C1q deficient patients developing this autoimmune pathology throughout their life. It is a rare autosomal recessive deficiency, with only 67 cases reported so far including one Tunisian girl who died at the age of three from complications resulting from severe systemic...
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