Cytotoxic anti-lymphocyte antibody in schizophrenics.
An IgM antibody cytotoxic to normal human lymphocytes was found in 46.2% (male: 61.5%; female: 30.8%) of sera from chronic schizophrenics by means of a complement-dependent cytotoxicity test. The relationship between this antibody and the immunological manifestations of schizophrenia is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000276:immunology*
D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum