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Early Complement Component Deficiency in a Single-Centre Cohort of Pediatric Onset Lupus.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 Nov 2015
Bhattad Sagar, Rawat Amit, Gupta Anju, Suri Deepti, Garg Ravinder, de Boer Martin, Kuijpers Taco W, Singh Surjit
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To assess complement levels C1q, C2, C3 and C4 in children with pediatric-onset lupus during the quiescent stage of disease. METHODS: Thirty-four consecutive children with pediatric-onset SLE (onset below 12 years), in the quiescent stage were enrolled for the study. Twenty-nine age and sex matched healthy children were also enrolled for the purpose of comparison. Complement C1q and C2 levels were...
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