Rapid effective measure of a humoral substance(s) reacting specifically with Mycobacterium leprae antigens.
Leprosy-specific humoral reactants were demonstrated by light scatter. Of 132 lepromatous leprosy sera, 70% gave more extensive reactions than 99% of 100 normal sera.
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000276:immunology; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000276:immunology*; D009167:Mycobacterium lepraemurium / Q000276:immunology; D012542:Scattering, Radiation
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial