Complement component 3
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Complement component 3, often simply called C3, is a protein of the immune system that is found primarily in the blood. It plays a central role in the complement system of vertebrate animals and contributes to innate immunity. In humans, it is encoded on chromosome 19 by a gene called C3. Deficiencies and defects of C3 result in the affected person being immunocompromised and particularly vulnerable to bacterial infections.
Complement component 3, often simply called C3, is a protein of the immune system that is found primarily in the blood. It plays a central role in the complement system of vertebrate animals and contributes to innate immunity. In humans, it is encoded on chromosome 19 by a gene called C3. Deficiencies and defects of C3 result in the affected person being immunocompromised and particularly vulnerable to bacterial infections. OMIM entries on Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Dense Deposit Disease/Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II
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