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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
7
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-11-10
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pubmed:abstractText |
We describe four cases (from three families) of hereditary factor I deficiency, bringing the total number of cases now reported to 23. In one family there are two affected siblings: one has suffered recurrent pyogenic infections; the other is asymptomatic. In the second family, the patient had recurrent pyogenic infections and a self-limiting vasculitic illness; in the third family, the patient suffered recurrent pyogenic and neisserial infections. All four patients had markedly reduced concentrations of C3 in the serum (family 1 propositus: 28%; family 1 asymptomatic sibling: 15%; family 2: 31%; and family 3: 31% normal human serum) which was in the form of C3b. Low IgG2 levels may occur in primary C3 deficiency, and a reduction in IgG2 concentration to 1.14 g/l (normal: 1.30-5.90 g/l) was found in the patient from family 2. Using radioligand binding assays, we demonstrated increased binding of C3b to erythrocytes in a patient with factor I deficiency. This C3b could not be cleaved by autologous serum but could be cleaved by normal serum or purified factor I. We review and compare the published cases of C3, factor H and factor I deficiency.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
1460-2725
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
87
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
385-401
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Complement C3c,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Complement Factor I,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Complement System Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Family Health,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Pedigree,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Recurrence,
pubmed-meshheading:7922290-Streptococcal Infections
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Hereditary complement factor I deficiency.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Rheumatology Unit, RPMS, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review,
Case Reports,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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