Serum globulins and infection in mongolism.
Comparisons are made between a large group of mongols cared for in institutions and their carefully matched controls in respect of (a) serum levels of immuno-gamma-globulin (gammaA, gammaG, and gammaM) and (b) the incidence of pyrexial illnesses over a retrospective five-year period. Male mongols are found to have higher levels of gammaA-globulin than their male controls and a higher incidence of pyrexial illnesses. Otherwise no significant differences were found. The findings are discussed in the light of previous studies.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000032:analysis*
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D005719:gamma-Globulins