Immunodeficiency associated with FCN3 mutation and ficolin-3 deficiency

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  • Lea Munthe-Fog
  • Tina Hummelshøj
  • Christian Honoré
  • Hans O Madsen
  • Henrik Permin
  • Garred, Peter
Ficolin-3, encoded by the FCN3 gene and expressed in the lung and liver, is a recognition molecule in the lectin pathway of the complement system. Heterozygosity for an FCN3 frameshift mutation (rs28357092), leading to a distortion of the C-terminal end of the molecule, occurs in people without disease (allele frequency among whites, 0.01). We describe a patient with recurrent infections who was homozygous for this mutation, who had undetectable serum levels of ficolin-3, and who had a deficiency in ficolin-3-dependent complement activation.
Original languageEnglish
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume360
Issue number25
Pages (from-to)2637-44
Number of pages8
ISSN0028-4793
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Bibliographical note

Keywords: Adult; Brain Abscess; Complement Activation; Complement C4; Female; Frameshift Mutation; Glycoproteins; Heterozygote; Homozygote; Humans; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Lectins; Male; Respiratory Tract Infections; Statistics, Nonparametric; Warts

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