Complement C1q expression in Erythema nodosum leprosum.

• Main Authors: Edessa Negera (Author), Stephen L Walker (Author), Tsehaynesh Lema (Author), Abraham Aseffa (Author), Diana N Lockwood (Author), Hazel M Dockrell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Complement C1q is a soluble protein capable of initiating components of the classical pathway in host defence system. In earlier qualitative studies, C1q has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Erythema Nodosum Leprosum (ENL). However, little is known about the role of this complement in ENL reac...