Deficiency of the Seventh Component of Complement in a Taiwanese Boy

Deficiency of the Seventh Component of Complement in a Taiwanese Boy

Inherited complement deficiencies are rare, particularly those associated with late components of the complement cascade. We report a 5-year-4-month-old Taiwanese boy with systemic meningococcal infection who had undetectable CH50 level of < 6 U/mL (normal, 32.6-39.8 U/mL). Levels of C3, C4, C5,...

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Main Authors: Yi-Chi Chiang, Shyh-Dar Shyur, Li-Hsin Huang, Ta-Chzng Wen, Mao-Tsair Lin, Hwai-Chih Yang, Pei-Hsuan Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
autosomal codominance
component deficiency
Neisseria meningitidis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609602072

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