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Hypercatabolism of the Third Component of Complement (C3) in Angioimmunoblastic Lymphadenopathy
Author(s) -
Teisberg P.,
Åkesson I.,
Halvorsen S.,
Skjørten F.,
Brinch L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0036-553X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1978.tb02473.x
Subject(s) - immune system , complement (music) , medicine , immunology , complement system , pathology , biology , biochemistry , complementation , gene , phenotype
A metabolic study with radioactively labelled C3 has been performed in a patient with angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy (AILD). The labelled protein was metabolized at a faster rate in the patient than in normal individuals. This indicates that the humoral immune system may be of pathogenetic significance in the AILD syndrome.