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Complement component 9 deficiency is not a susceptibility factor for SLE

S Kanemitsu

Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. Tel: (+81) 92 642 5421; Fax: (+81) 92 642 5435; satomimailserver.med.kyushu-u.acjp

K Ihara

R Kira

Y Kaku

Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

K Sakai

Department of Internal Medicine, Refractory Diseases Center, National Hospital Medical Center in Kyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

K Tsuzaka

T Takeuchi

Department of Internal Medicine II, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan

T Hara

Department of Pediatrics, Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Almost all complement component 9 (C9) deficiency in Japan shows Arg95Stop mutation of C9 gene. Therefore, we studied the prevalence of Arg95Stop mutation of C9 gene among 78 patients with SLE to elucidate the association of SLE and C9 deficiency. The Arg95Stop carrier frequency showed no significant difference between SLE patients and controls. Thus, C9 deficiency is not implicated in SLE susceptibility.

Key Words: complement deficiency • collagen disease • nonsese mutation • meningococcal meningitis

Lupus, Vol. 9, No. 6, 456-457 (2000)
DOI: 10.1191/096120300678828523
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