Properdin deficiency associated with recurrent otitis media and pneumonia, and identification of male carrier with Klinefelter syndrome

Properdin is an initiator and stabilizer of the alternative complement activation pathway (AP). Deficiency of properdin is a rare X-linked condition characterized by increased susceptibility to infection with Neisseria meningitidis associated with a high mortality rate. We report properdin deficienc...

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Publié dans:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 131(2009), 3 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 456-62
Auteur principal: Schejbel, Lone (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Rosenfeldt, Vibeke, Marquart, Hanne, Valerius, Niels Henrik, Garred, Peter
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2009
Accès à la collection:Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)
Sujets:Case Reports Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Properdin 11016-39-0