1. A complement C5 gene mutation, c.754G>A:p.A252T, is common in the Western Cape, South Africa and found to be homozygous in seven percent of Black African meningococcal disease cases. Issue 1 (March 2015) Authors: Owen, E. Patricia; Würzner, Reinhard; Leisegang, Felicity; Rizkallah, Pierre; Whitelaw, Andrew; Simpson, John; Thomas, Andrew D.; Harris, Claire L.; Giles, Joanna L.; Hellerud, Bernt C.; Mollnes, Tom E.; Morgan, B. Paul; Potter, Paul C.; Orren, Ann Journal: Molecular immunology Issue: Volume 64:Issue 1(2015:Mar.) Page Start: 170 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
2. Complement C5 deficiency or complement C6 deficiency found in 26% of meningococcal disease cases diagnosed in Black Africans presenting in Western Cape, South Africa. Issue 6 (December 2015) Authors: Orren, Ann; Leisegang, Felicity; Owen, Tricia; Potter, Paul; Thomas, Andrew Journal: Journal of infection Issue: Volume 71:Issue 6(2015) Page Start: 688 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
3. Complement factor 5 (C5) p.A252T mutation is prevalent in, but not restricted to, Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for the susceptibility to meningococcal disease. (September 2017) Authors: Franco-Jarava, Clara; Comas, David; Orren, Ann; Hernández-González, Manuel; Colobran, Roger Journal: Molecular immunology Issue: Volume 89(2017:Sep.) Page Start: 158 Record Type: Journal Article View Content: Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗