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[[File:Complement pathway.svg|thumb|270px|left|The classical and alternative complement pathways. C1q is the orange part of the [[C1 complex]] at the top of the image.]]
It is assumed that the globular ends are the sites for multivalent attachment to the complement fixing sites in immune complexed immunoglobulin. Patients
C1q associates with C1r and C1s in order to yield the [[C1 complex]] (''C1qr<sup>2</sup>s<sup>2</sup>''), the first component of the serum [[complement system]]. Deficiency of C1q has been associated with [[lupus erythematosus]] and [[glomerulonephritis]].<ref name="entrez ciqa"/>
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