A research study is conducted to evaluate the effects of various serum proteins in health and disease states. Healthy volunteers and patients with various medical conditions are recruited. In an experiment, purified insoluble elastin is exposed to stimulated neutrophils, which results in the degradation of the elastin molecules into smaller peptides. This process can be inhibited by adding serum from healthy volunteers but not from a specific patient population. Which of the following is the strongest recommendation for patients in this specific population?
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