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Summary
The serum complement titer was determined in 20 patients with acute hepatitis, 20 with hepatic cirrhosis, and 25 with (benign and malignant) biliary obstruction. The only distinctly subnormal values were encountered in 2 moribund patients suffering from cirrhosis. The data speak against formation of complement in or through the liver and fail to indicate usefulness of complement titration in diagnosis of hepatobiliary diseases.
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