Case report: lupus nephritis with autoantibodies to complement alternative pathway proteins and C3 gene mutation.
Nozal P, Garrido S, Martínez-Ara J, Picazo ML, Yébenes L, Álvarez-Doforno R, Pinto S, de Córdoba SR, López-Trascasa M.
Nozal P, et al.
BMC Nephrol. 2015 Mar 30;16:40. doi: 10.1186/s12882-015-0032-6.
BMC Nephrol. 2015.
PMID: 25886501
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Serial sera samples were analyzed, and autoantibodies to complement alternative pathway proteins (Factor I, Factor B, C3 and Properdin) were found. Functional assays showed that these autoantibodies cause alternative pathway activation. CONCLUSION: This case is the …
Serial sera samples were analyzed, and autoantibodies to complement alternative pathway proteins (Factor I, Factor B, C3 and P …