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Table 1 Specific IgE (sIgE) antibodies, circulating immune complexes (CIC) and mean complement C3 and C4 levels in selected groups of patients with rhinitis.

From: Circulating immune complexes and complement C3 and C4 levels in a selected group of patients with rhinitis in Lebanon

Group/number of patients

Number of CIC-positive patients

Mean C3 level (mg/L)1

Mean C4 level (mg/L)1

sIgE-positive (74)

20

1457 +/- 309

290 +/- 121

sIgE-negative (39)

13

1470 +/- 334

319 +/- 139

  1. 1the mean C3 and C4 levels of the CIC-positive patients. C3 and C4 levels fell within the normal range for all CIC-positive patients (C3 normal range: 910–1500 mg/L; C4 normal range: 140–435 mg/L). C3 and C4 levels were not determined in CIC-negative patients. Four of 61 apparently normal individuals were CIC-positive
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Clinical and Molecular Allergy

ISSN: 1476-7961

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