A re-examination of the incidence of circulating immune complexes in normal pregnancy.
Circulating immune complexes were detected in 20% of serum samples from pregnant patients by the liquid-phase C1q-binding assay. Two other immune complex assays yielded negative results with the same samples. A careful case study was also carried out in which serum samples from before, during and after a normal pregnancy were analysed. The results are discussed in relation to the contradictory data previously published in this field.
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis*; D003166:Complement Activating Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D015922:Complement C1q; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D015922:Complement C1q; D003166:Complement Activating Enzymes