Anyone else with low Complement levels?

[indianlilli]

I am curious to know if anyone else out there has low complement levels? I have low C3 and C4, which predisposes to autoimmune disease, but have had just about every autobody test available come back negative. (But do tend to get everything going around…)

[Jeshyr]

What’s a “complement” I don’t think I’ve ever heard of those …

[indianlilli]

What’s a “complement” I don’t think I’ve ever heard of those …

The complement system is a group of proteins that move freely through your bloodstream. The proteins work with your immune system and play a role in the development of inflammation. Complement deficiency is an immunodeficiency of absent or suboptimal functioning of one of the complement system proteins

What Abnormal Results Mean
Increased complement activity may be seen in:

•Cancer
•Ulcerative colitis

Decreased complement activity may be seen in:

•Bacterial infections (especially Neisseria)
•Cirrhosis
•Glomerulonephritis
•Hepatitis
•Hereditary angioedema
•Kidney transplant rejection
•Lupus nephritis
•Malnutrition
•Systemic lupus erythematosus

Still don’t know the cause of my low complement C3 and C4, but am curious as to whether it may relate to MCAD…

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