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Carrier detection in families with properdin deficiency by microsatellite haplotyping.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 1993
Kölble K, Cant A J, Fay A C, Whaley K, Schlesinger M, Reid K B
Abstract excerpt
Human properdin deficiency is an X-linked disorder strongly predisposing to meningococcal disease which has been recorded in over 50 cases of various ethnic origins. Immunochemically, total deficiency (type I), partial deficiency (type II), and deficiency due to a dysfunctional molecule (type III) can be differentiated. It is therefore most likely that the causative molecular defects will show considerable...
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