Complement 3 deficiency
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OMIM | 120700 |
DiseasesDB | 1869 |
Complement 3 deficiency is a genetic condition affecting complement component 3.
It can cause systemic lupus erythematosus-like symptoms.[1]
It can lead to an increase in pyogenic infections[2] from encapsulated bacteria.[3]
References
- ↑ Matsuyama W, Nakagawa M, Takashima H, Muranaga F, Sano Y, Osame M (December 2001). "Molecular analysis of hereditary deficiency of the third component of complement (C3) in two sisters". Intern. Med. 40 (12): 1254–8. doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.40.1254. PMID 11813855.
- ↑ Parija (2009-01-01). Textbook of Microbiology & Immunology. Elsevier India. pp. 125–. ISBN 978-81-312-2163-1. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ↑ Sherwood L. Gorbach; John G. Bartlett; Neil R. Blacklow (2004). Infectious diseases. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-0-7817-3371-7. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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