title: [The haptoglobin-streptococcus relationship].
abstract: In many experiments beginning in 1977 Prof. O. Prokop and Prof. W. Köhler discovered that the human haptoglobins are able to agglutinate group G-streptococci, but the reaction depends on the haptoglobin type. Haptoglobins of the types Hp 2-2 and Hp 2-1 are complete agglutinins and haptoglobin of the Hp 1-1 type is incomplete ("blocking") antibody. Later it was found that streptococci with the T4--antigen (from Lancefield types A, C and G) are suitable for the test.
authors: Abteilung für Haemogenetik der Hygiene-Fakultät an der Kitasato-Universität, Kanagawa, Japan.
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authors: Nagai
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D006242:Haptoglobins
vernacular_title: Die Haptoglobin-Streptokokken-Relation.