Homozygous hereditary C1q deficiency and systemic lupus erythematosus: A new family and the molecular basis of C1q deficiency in three families

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 663-670

  Slingsby, Jason H ^a   Norsworthy, Peter ^a   Pearce, Glen ^a   Vaishnaw, Akshay K ^a   Issler, Helen ^b   Morley, Bernard J ^a   Walport, Mark J ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Brook General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 1Q; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENT C1Q; CONSANGUINITY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0029984710     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1780390419     Document Type: Article

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