pathway

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a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

a trodden path

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ANCA-associated vasculitis and activation of complement alternative pathway might be involved in the pathogenesis of scanty immune deposits lupus nephritis.
Properdin is a protein of the complement alternative pathway, which is a component of the normal host immune system.
9,796,741, entitled "Aryl, Heteroaryl, and Heterocyclic Compounds for Treatment of Complement Mediated Disorders," has been granted with claims to compositions of matter for ACH-4471 and additional compounds that inhibit complement factor D activity, a key mediator in the complement alternative pathway. This issued patent will be the eighth patent that the USPTO has granted to Achillion this year on its complement factor D portfolio.