How partial C7 deficiency with chronic and recurrent bacterial infections can mimic total C7 deficiency: temporary restoration of host C7 levels following plasma transfusion.

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Published in Immunology on July 01, 1996

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R Würzner1, A E Platonov, V B Beloborodov, A I Pereverzev, I V Vershinina, B A Fernie, M J Hobart, P J Lachmann, A Orren

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1: Molecular Immunopathology Unit, Medical Research Council Centre, Cambridge, UK.

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