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Homozygosity For a Novel Mutation in the C1q C Chain Gene in a Turkish Family With Hereditary C1q Deficiency

Gulez, N. ; Genel, F. ; Atlihan, F. ; Gullstrand, Birgitta LU ; Melander Skattum, Lillemor LU ; Schejbel, L. ; Garred, P. and Truedsson, Lennart LU (2010) In Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology 20(3). p.255-258
Abstract
Hereditary complete deficiency of complement component C1q is associated with a high prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus and increased susceptibility to severe recurrent infections. An 11-year-old girl was screened for immunodeficiency due to a history of recurrent meningitis and pneumonia. Immunologic studies revealed absence of classic pathway hemolytic activity and undetectable levels of C1q. Exon-specific amplification of genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction followed by direct sequence analysis revealed a novel homozygous missense mutation at codon 48 in the C1q C gene causing a glycine-to-arginine substitution affecting the collagen-like region of C1q. No changes were seen in the exons of the A and B chains. The mutation... (More)
Hereditary complete deficiency of complement component C1q is associated with a high prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus and increased susceptibility to severe recurrent infections. An 11-year-old girl was screened for immunodeficiency due to a history of recurrent meningitis and pneumonia. Immunologic studies revealed absence of classic pathway hemolytic activity and undetectable levels of C1q. Exon-specific amplification of genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction followed by direct sequence analysis revealed a novel homozygous missense mutation at codon 48 in the C1q C gene causing a glycine-to-arginine substitution affecting the collagen-like region of C1q. No changes were seen in the exons of the A and B chains. The mutation affected both the formation and the secretion of C1q variant molecules. We describe a novel mutation in the C1q C chain gene that leads to an interchange in amino acids resulting in absence of C1q in serum. (Less)
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  author       = {{Gulez, N. and Genel, F. and Atlihan, F. and Gullstrand, Birgitta and Melander Skattum, Lillemor and Schejbel, L. and Garred, P. and Truedsson, Lennart}},
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  title        = {{Homozygosity For a Novel Mutation in the C1q C Chain Gene in a Turkish Family With Hereditary C1q Deficiency}},
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