Scientific article
English

IgM rheumatoid factors in Guatemalan onchocerciasis

Publication date1984
Abstract

The possible presence of IgM Rheumatoid factors (RF) and anti-DNA antibodies was investigated in sera of patients with Guatemalan onchocerciasis. The mean value of IgM RF in the patients was found to be significantly higher than that in controls and 10 out of 57 patients had increased levels of IgM RF. In addition, serum IgM levels in those 10 patients with increased levels of IgM RF were significantly elevated. In contrast, no significant increase of serum anti-single-stranded (ssDNA) and double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) antibodies were found in the patients.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear/analysis
  • DNA/immunology
  • DNA, Single-Stranded/immunology
  • Guatemala
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M/ analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Onchocerciasis/ immunology
  • Rheumatoid Factor/ analysis
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
KAWABATA, M. et al. IgM rheumatoid factors in Guatemalan onchocerciasis. In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1984, vol. 78, n° 3, p. 356–358. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(84)90120-2
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Journal ISSN0035-9203
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