C2 and age-related macular degeneration: Increased HDL levels were previously associated with an increased risk of AMD [33,46], and in this study we show that increased HDL levels are associated with decreased C3, FH, VTN, CRP, FCN3, FI, MASP3, FB, MASP1, C4BPB, C1QA, C8B, C2 and FD and properdin levels.