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Complement Dysregulation and Disease: Insights from Contemporary Genetics.
Annual review of pathology - 24 Jan 2017
Liszewski M Kathryn, Java Anuja, Schramm Elizabeth C, Atkinson John P
Abstract excerpt
The vertebrate complement system consists of sequentially interacting proteins that provide for a rapid and powerful host defense. Nearly 60 proteins comprise three activation pathways (classical, alternative, and lectin) and a terminal cytolytic pathway common to all. Attesting to its potency, nearly half of the system's components are engaged in its regulation. An emerging theme over the past decade is that...
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