title: [Use of the mixed antiglobulin reaction (MAR) latex test in routine detection of antisperm agglutinating antibodies in subjects with spontaneous autoagglutination].
abstract: A mixed antiglobulin reaction: M.A.R. latex test has been used to detect the presence of either IgG or IgA on the surface of spermatozoa in a selected population with spontaneous agglutination. Positive M.A.R. tests showed a highly significant correlation with the presence of antisperm antibodies in seminal plasma or serum and with sperm penetration in cervical mucus. Autoantibodies against spermatozoa were found in 4.25% of seminal fluid samples.
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D003298:Coombs Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G
vernacular_title: Utilisation du M.A.R. test au latex pour le dépistage en routine des anticorps agglutinants antispermatozoïdes chez les sujets présentant une auto-agglutination spontanée.