Briefly discuss C3 glomerulonephritis that can be caused by malfunction of the complement cascade. Do you think it is likely that Patient X or Y has C3 glomerulonephritis?
There are 270 CH50 units in 1ml of undiluted serum X, 303 CH50 units in 1ml of undiluted serum Y and 454 CH50 units in 1ml of undiluted serum Z.
Serum Z is from a normal reference serum. Compare the data for X and Y to the reference result.