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Determination of Amniotic Fluid IgM and IgA by Hydroxyethylcellulose‐Agarose Gel Electroimmunodiffusion
Author(s) -
CEDERQVIST LARS L.,
ABDELLATIF NAGWA,
PICONE MARY ANN
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 0271-7352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1983.tb00233.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , agarose , fetus , chemistry , chromatography , pregnancy , biology , genetics
An electroimmunodiffusion method on hydroxyethylcellulose‐agarose by which IgA and IgM concentrations down to 0.3 mg/dl can be measured in amniotic fluid is presented. Elevated Ig levels were found in both fetal infection and in congenital malformations. The potential value of Ig determination in amniotic fluid is discussed.