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[[File:Complement pathways.png|thumb|393x393px|'''Figure 1''' Classical and alternative pathways shown with their corresponding proteins.]]

The '''classical complement pathway''' is one of three pathways which activate the [[complement system]], which is part of the [[immune system]]. The classical complement pathway is initiated by [[antigen-antibody complex]]es with the antibody isotypes [[Immunoglobulin G|IgG]] and [[Immunoglobulin M|IgM]].<ref name="Overview of Complement" /><ref name="Complement in disease" />