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==Function==
[[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 suffering fromwith Lupus erythematosus often have deficient expression of C1q. Genetic deficiency of C1q is extremely rare (approximately 75 known cases) although the majority (>90%) of those suffer fromhave [[Systemic lupus erythematosus|SLE]]. {{cncitation needed|date=May 2021}}
 
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"/>