Invasive meningococcal disease in three siblings with hereditary deficiency of the 8(th) component of complement: evidence for the importance of an early diagnosis

BACKGROUND: Deficiency of the eighth component of complement (C8) is a very rare primary immunodeficiency, associated with invasive, recurrent infections mainly caused by Neisseria species. We report functional and immunochemical C8 deficiency diagnosed in three Albanian siblings who presented with...

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Publié dans:Orphanet J Rare Dis
Auteurs principaux: Dellepiane, Rosa Maria, Dell’Era, Laura, Pavesi, Paola, Macor, Paolo, Giordano, Mara, De Maso, Luca, Pietrogrande, Maria Cristina, Cugno, Massimo
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: BioMed Central 2016
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869260/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27183977
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-016-0448-5
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