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. 2009 May;156(2):303–311. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2009.03896.x

Table 1.

Clinical phenotypes and serum concentrations of complement protein in the complement-deficient individuals.

Deficient individuals Clinical findings C1q (%) (78–131) C2 (%) (77–159) C3 (g/l) (0·77–1·38) C4 (g/l) (0·12–0·33) C5 (%) (72–171) P (%) (54–157) FB (%) (59–154) MBL (g/l) (0·1–6·0) C4BP (%) (58–102)
C1qD-1 Recurrent infections <0·1 84 1·15 0·19 75 128 95 4·2 152
C1qD-2 SLE <6 n.d.§ 1·59 0·39 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
C4D SLE 91 98 1·37 0 145 137 189 1·0 190
C2D-1 Pneumonia and UCTD 133 0 1·48 0·37 125 198 86 0·2 175
C2D-2 Septicaemia 97 0 1·47 0·41 135 129 80 <0·1 143
C3D Recurrent meningitis and septicaemia 167 100 <0·06 0·16 95 123 132 2·6 97
PD Healthy 186 185 1·62 0·29 130 0 147 <0·1 167
MBLD Healthy 122 105 1·11 0·2 127 79 82 <0·1 112

% of normal serum pool;

reference interval;

§

not done; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; UCTD, undifferentiated connective tissue disease; MBLD, mannose binding lectin-deficient; FB, factor B; C4BP, C4-binding protein; PD, properdin.