Increased complement C1q level marks active disease in human tuberculosis.

<h4>Background</h4>Complement functions as an important host defense system and complement C5 and C7 have been implicated in immunopathology of tuberculosis. However, little is known about the role of other complement components in tuberculosis.<h4>Methods</h4>Complement gene...

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Main Authors: Yi Cai, Qianting Yang, Yueqiang Tang, Mingxia Zhang, Haiying Liu, Guoliang Zhang, Qunyi Deng, Jian Huang, Zhiliang Gao, Boping Zhou, Carl G Feng, Xinchun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24647646/pdf/?tool=EBI