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Substitutions at position 263 within the von Willebrand factor type A domain determine the functionality of complement C2 protein.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2022
Kuźniewska Alicja, Thiel Marcel, Kowalska Daria, Felberg-Miętka Anna, Szynkowski Patryk, Ołdziej Stanisław, Arjona Emilia, Jongerius Ilse, Rodriguez de Córdoba Santiago, Okrój Marcin, Urban Aleksandra
Abstract excerpt
The complement system is one of the first defense lines protecting from invading pathogens. However, it may turn offensive to the body's own cells and tissues when deregulated by the presence of rare genetic variants that impair physiological regulation and/or provoke abnormal activity of key enzymatic components. Factor B and complement C2 are examples of paralogs engaged in the alternative and classical/lectin...
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