Presence of antibodies reacting with a ribonucleoprotein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sera from leprous patients.
Antibodies reacting with a ribonucleoprotein isolated from M. tuberculosis could be found in sera of leprous patients (lepromatous type of disease). The antibody titers are very high. There is a highly significant difference between the titers of leprous patient and tuberculosis patients. This renders our finding important for diagnostic purpose.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000276:immunology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*; D009698:Nucleoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D009698:Nucleoproteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins