serum levels of six acute phase proteins ( app ) -- c-reactive protein ( crp ) , serum amyloid a ( saa ) , alpha 1-antitrypsin , haptoglobin and complement fractions c3 and c4 -- were serially studied in 24 patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus , ten of whom had unequivocal evidence of an underlying infection .
C0001347
acute phase proteins
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alpha 1-antitrypsin