Clinical features of patients with homozygous complement C4A or C4B deficiency.

INTRODUCTION:Homozygous deficiencies of complement C4A or C4B are detected in 1-10% of populations. In genome-wide association studies C4 deficiencies are missed because the genetic variation of C4 is complex. There are no studies where the clinical presentation of these patients is analyzed. This s...

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Main Authors: Inka Liesmaa, Riitta Paakkanen, Asko Järvinen, Ville Valtonen, Marja-Liisa Lokki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6013154?pdf=render