hypocomplementemia

hypocomplementemia

 [hi″po-kom´plĕ-men-te´me-ah]
abnormally low complement levels in the blood.
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hy·po·com·ple·men·te·mi·a

(hī'pō-kom'plĕ-men-tē'mē-ă),
A condition in which one or another component of complement is lacking or reduced in amount; associated with immune complex diseases and cases of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in which nephritic factor is present. Various autosomal forms are known, domimant [MIM*120550 and MIM*120980] and recessive [MIM*216950 and MIM*217070].
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