01361nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653002400065653003000089653001100119653001100130653001200141653000900153653001600162100001600178700001300194700001500207700001400222245008400236300001100320490000700331050003200338520069900370022001401069       1981                            d  c1981 Jul10aAdult10aAlpha 1-Antitrypsin10aElectrophoresis, Agar Gel10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aSinghal A L1 aParvez M1 aChadda V S1 aMisra S N00aA study of estimation of serum alpha-1-antitrypsin in various forms of leprosy.  a417-240 v53  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>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.</p>  a0024-1024