@article{16590, keywords = {Adult, Alpha 1-Antitrypsin, Electrophoresis, Agar Gel, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Middle Aged}, author = {Singhal A L and Parvez M and Chadda V S and Misra S N}, title = {A study of estimation of serum alpha-1-antitrypsin in various forms of leprosy.}, abstract = {
Study of serum alpha-1 antitrypsin by agar gel electrophoresis was carried out in 25 patients of various forms of leprosy including 9 cases of Erythema nodosum leprosum, and was compared with findings in 25 healthy controls. The level of serum alpha-1 antitrypsin in healthy subjects ranged from 211 mg% to 602 mg% with a mean level of 290.92 mg% +/- 86.82 mg, have p value 0.1, while in leprosy patients of various types ranged from 129 mg% to 702 mg% with mean level of 405.84 mg% +/- 152.70. Nine patients of lepromatous leprosy with ENL had marked elevation of serum alpha-1 antitrypsin and level was 376 to 720 mg% with a mean level of 562.65% +/- 106.62, statistically significant.
}, year = {1981}, journal = {Leprosy in India}, volume = {53}, pages = {417-24}, month = {1981 Jul}, issn = {0024-1024}, language = {eng}, }