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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609602072 |