Methods of inhibiting complement activation

Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Antigen – epitope – or other immunospecific immunoeffector – Amino acid sequence disclosed in whole or in part; or...

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The present invention relates to novel chimeric proteins comprising a first polypeptide which inhibits complement activation, linked to a second polypeptide which inhibits complement activation, nucleic acids encoding novel chimeric proteins and methods of reducing inflammation with the administration of the chimeric proteins of the invention.

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