Journal
ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-42
Keywords
Complement deficiency; Recurrent infections; C3 consumption; Complement factor I; Large deletions; Diagnostic flowchart
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- Ministry of Science and Innovation [PS09/00122]
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Background: Complement Factor I (CFI) is a serine protease with an important role in complement alternative pathway regulation. Complete factor I deficiency is strongly associated with severe infections. Approximately 30 families with this deficiency have been described worldwide. Patients and methods: We have studied five new Spanish families suffering from CFI deficiency. From 19 screened people, 7 homozygous, 10 heterozygous and 2 healthy subjects were identified. Clinical, biochemical and genetic descriptions are included. Results: Molecular studies demonstrated 4 novel mutations in the screened individuals; amongst them, we describe here the first great gene deletion reported in the CFI locus, which includes full exon 2 and part of the large intron 1. Conclusion: CFI deficiency is possibly an underestimated defect and the eventual existence of this deficiency should be tested in those patients exhibiting low C3 and recurrent bacterial infections. We propose a simple diagnostic flowchart to help clinicians in the identification and correct diagnosis of such patients.
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