Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5917786 | Molecular Immunology | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠A novel mutation in the C3 gene is identified in a 4 year old boy with recurrent pneumococcal infections. ⺠Despite his C3 deficiency, this patient was able to mount an adaptive immune response to protein-conjugated pneumococcal vaccines but not to polysaccharide-based antigen vaccines.
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Authors
Michael Goldberg, Véronique Fremeaux-Bacchi, Penina Koch, Zvi Fishelson, Yitzhak Katz,