Studies on an immunologic method for the diagnosis of varicose veins.
A glycoprotein fraction was isolated from varicose veins by a successive extraction procedure. Antibodies to this fraction were shown to exist in the serum of persons suffering from varicose veins. The pathology of this illness is discussed in relation to the autoimmune reaction, and the basis for a method for the early diagnosis of varicose veins is proposed.
D000328:Adult; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D012995:Solubility; D014462:Ultrafiltration; D014508:Urea; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D000596:Amino Acids; D001323:Autoantibodies; D006023:Glycoproteins; D014508:Urea