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Complement activation and regulation in preeclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology - 1 Feb 2022
Burwick Richard M, Feinberg Bruce B
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The complement system is critical to human health owing to its central role in host defense and innate immunity. During pregnancy, the complement system must be appropriately regulated to allow for immunologic tolerance to the developing fetus and placenta. Although some degree of complement activation can be seen in normal pregnancy, the fetus seems to be protected in part through the placental expression of...
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