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About Complement Lab at National Jewish Health Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories has a comprehensive menu of diagnostic tests that help clinicians determine whether complement defects or deficiencies are factors in patients with recurrent severe infections or symptoms of autoimmune disease. *CH50 (classical pathway) and AH50 (alternative pathway) screening for total complement function, with follow-up testing for components consistent with the results of these screens*Identification of specific complement component deficiencies at the molecular and genetic level*Quantification of individual complement proteins*Measurement of complement activity to monitor therapeutic responses in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies*Identification of hereditary complement deficiencies, including atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and hereditary angieodema (HAE)