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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Complement C1q and C8beta deficiency in an individual with recurrent bacterial meningitis and adult-onset systemic lupus erythematosus-like illness.

F. PetryM. C. PickeringFleur BossiPaolo MacorJ. FishPaolo DuriguttoFrancesco TedescoM. Botto

subject

Lupus erythematosusLupus Erythematosusbusiness.industryComplementmedicine.diseaseLupus ErythematosuRheumatologyBacterial MeningitisImmunologymedicinePharmacology (medical)Bacterial meningitisComplement; Lupus Erythematosus; Bacterial MeningitisRecurrent bacterial meningitisbusinessMeningitisComplement C1qAnti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies

description

Co-existing complement C8 deficiency ameliorated the SLE associated with C1q deficiency.

10.1093/rheumatology/ken289https://hdl.handle.net/11368/2297738