title: [Clinical observation of the γ-globulin levels when Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is attacking].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the characteristics of serum protein in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) during the symptomatic period.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-five patients with BPPV and 58 control subjects were enrolled in the study. All the patients underwent the Dixe-Hallpike and Roll maneuver to confirm the type of BPPV. The average time of onset was (1.0 ± 0.8)days in the group of BPPV. The clinical features and the laboratory tests of serum protein electrophoresis, blood counts, and liver and kidney function were performed in both groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The levels of serum albumin (Alb), α1 globulin, α2 globulin and β globulin of BPPV group did not differ statistically in the two groups (P > 0.05); The γ-globulin levels were significantly higher in patients with BPPV than in controls (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The γ-globulin levels are increased when BPPV is attacking.
authors.forename: Huiping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yongbin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Dongchun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000510:Alpha-Globulins / Q000032:analysis; D065635:Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001609:Beta-Globulins / Q000032:analysis; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D005719:gamma-Globulins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; D001609:Beta-Globulins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D005719:gamma-Globulins