"Complement Factor B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A glycine-rich, heat-labile serum glycoprotein that contains a component of the C3 CONVERTASE ALTERNATE PATHWAY (C3bBb). Bb, a serine protease, is generated when factor B is cleaved by COMPLEMENT FACTOR D into Ba and Bb.
| Descriptor ID |
D011415
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.622.200 D08.811.277.656.300.760.198 D08.811.277.656.959.350.198 D12.776.124.486.274.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Complement Factor B- Complement Factor B
- Factor B, Complement
- C3 Proactivator
- Proactivator, C3
- C3PA
- Complement 3 Proactivator
- Proactivator, Complement 3
- Factor B
- Complement Protein B
- Protein B, Complement
- Complement Protein Factor B
- Properdin Factor B
- Factor B, Properdin
- Complement Factor B, Alternative Pathway
Complement Factor Bb- Complement Factor Bb
- Bb, Complement Factor
- Factor Bb, Complement
- Properdin Factor Bb
- Factor Bb, Properdin
- Complement Factor B-Derived Fragment Bb
- Complement Factor B Derived Fragment Bb
- Bb Fragment of Factor B
- Complement Factor B Fragment, Bb
Complement Factor Ba- Complement Factor Ba
- Factor Ba, Complement
- Properdin Factor Ba
- Factor Ba, Properdin
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Association between vitamin D status and age-related macular degeneration by genetic risk. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Oct; 133(10):1171-9.