C9 Deficiency

One of the alleles which leads to ninth component of complement deficiency (C9D) is R95X (nt343C>T), which is present in most… (More)

A nonsense mutation at codon 95 (R95X) in the C9 gene is responsible for most Japanese C9 deficiency (C9D) cases, with a carrier… (More)

Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are major antigenic components of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and can stimulate… (More)

Abstract Behçet's disease is a multisystem inflammatory disorder with unknown etiology. It has been shown that the titer of… (More)

Deficiency of the ninth component of complement (C9D) is one of the most common genetic abnormalities in Japan, with an incidence… (More)

The finding that C9-deficient sera (C9D) can kill serum sensitive strains of Gram-negative bacteria by us and other investigators… (More)

We report on a case of C9 deficiency followed by the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 51-year-old female patient… (More)

Previously, we have shown that rat oligodendrocytes release phospholipid and generate arachidonic acid (AA) and leukotriene B4 in… (More)

Antibodies to the ninth component of complement (C9) were found in a patient with hereditary C9 deficiency (C9D) who had received… (More)

Further studies were carried out on the C9 deficiency (C9D). Her serum complement activity (CH50) was 15.7 units when assayed in… (More)