title: [Evaluation of serum immunoglobulins E in onchocercosis in the People's Republic of the Congo].
abstract: Evaluation of IgE levels, determined by micro ELISA method, was carried out on 90 Congolese people: 42 patients suffering from onchocerciasis and 48 control subjects. The mean levels were respectively: 9,673 and 780 UI/ml. No significant differences were observed with sexes. Therefore in onchocerciasis there is a tendency to increase with age.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003223:Congo; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000276:immunology*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E
vernacular_title: Evaluation des immunoglobulines E sériques dans l'onchocercose en République Populaire du Congo.