Humoral immunity status in patients with complicated pregnancies.
J Indian Med Assoc
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1992 Feb; 90(2): 35-7
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in English
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| ID: sea-105920
ABSTRACT
Serum immunoglobulin levels of 136 females inclusive of 20 non-pregnant volunteers, 21 normal pregnant mothers and 95 cases with complicated pregnancies were studied by radial immunodiffusion technique. Compared to normal western values immunoglobulin M levels were higher in 132 out of total 136 cases, immunoglobulin G levels were higher in 65 out of 95 cases with complicated pregnancies the majority of which included cases of eclampsia (16 cases), pre-eclamptic toxaemia (21 cases) and pre-eclamptic toxaemia with antepartum haemorrhage (11 cases) and immunoglobulin A levels were normal in all except 11 cases comprising normal pregnancy (1 case), eclampsia (3 cases), pre-eclamptic toxaemia (5 cases) and pregnancy with hypertension (2 cases).
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Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
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Reference Standards
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin A
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M
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Immunoglobulins
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Pregnancy
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Immunodiffusion
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
1992
Type:
Article
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