Heterozygous and homozygous factor H deficiency states in a Dutch family

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Factor H, a 150-kD protein, is an important down-regulating protein of the alternative pathway of the complement system. Presently, only 15 persons, representing seven families, have been described with homozygous factor H deficiency. Deficiency of this protein, inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and resulting in uncontrolled breakdown of C3, results in depletion of components of the alternative pathway...

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