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Acute phase reactants |
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Acute phase reactants Blood proteins whose concentrations increase or decrease in reaction to the inflammation process. Mentioned in: Familial Mediterranean Fever |
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| Other conditions, such as malignancy, are seen with elevated acute phase reactants. The acute phase response to tissue injury and inflammation is accompanied by a dramatic increase in the hepatic synthesis of plasma proteins known as acute phase reactants (APRs). Clotting, inflammation, and acute phase reactants alter coagulation regulatory proteins. |
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