Cold agglutinins of anti-Pr specificity in rubella embryopathy.
Cold agglutinins of anti-Pr specificity were detected in two newborn infants suffering from serologically ascertained rubella embryopathy, an IgM kappa anti-Pr(a), titer 64, and an IgM lambda anti-Pr1, titer 16. The cases are rare examples of cold agglutinin production in newborns; a possible relationship between anti-Pr specificity and rubella infection is discussed.
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Institute for Immunology and Serology, University of Heidelberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
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Braun
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D000373:Agglutinins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003450:Cryoglobulins; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012409:Rubella / Q000276:immunology*
D000373:Agglutinins; D003450:Cryoglobulins; C029443:cold agglutinins