01219nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653002900089653003400118653001900152653001100171653001100182653001200193653000900205653001600214100001100230700001500241700001500256700001500271700001600286700001200302245007900314856004100393300001000434490000700444520041600451022001400867       1981                            d  c1981 Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aAntigen-Antibody Complex10aComplement Activating Enzymes10aComplement C1q10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged1 aNuti M1 aD'Amelio R1 aSeminara R1 aMilano C F1 aPalmisano L1 aAiuti F00aCirculating immune complexes detected by C1q solid phase assay in leprosy.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v49n1a05.pdf  a27-300 v493 a<p>Sixty-three sera of patients with leprosy were tested for the presence of circulating immune complexes (CIC) by C1q solid phase assay (C1qSPA). The mean values in CIC levels in leprosy patients were very high in comparison to native and European controls. No difference was found in the tuberculoid and lepromatous forms, but there was a good correlation between the presence of CIC and autoantibodies.</p>
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