Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Meningococcal vaccination rates are low among eligible patients with complement component deficiencies, ...

Nongroupable meningococci or bacteria related to the genus Neisseria rarely cause meningitis. Complement deficiency has been identified as a major predisposing factor for meningococcal disease. To ...

In a study, blocking the immune system complement protein C3 was shown to reduce MS disease severity in older mice but not in ...

Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare kidney disease that affects your body’s innate immune system (complement system). Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a kidney disease that’s caused by ...

In this analysis of patients with myeloperoxidase-ANCA-positive AAV, all urinary complement C3 fragment levels were elevated significantly compared with healthy controls (P .01 for all). Specific ...