Cord immunoglobulins in a middle class Caucasian population
| Autor: | Linda Corridon, Sheldon B. Korones, Mary R. Gilkeson, Dorothy Yarnick, John L. Sever, Janet B. Hardy, Nancy Tzan, Anita C. Ley |
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| Rok vydání: | 1969 |
| Předmět: |
Cord
Population New York Physiology Rubella White People Umbilical Cord Antigen-Antibody Reactions Pregnancy Humans Medicine education Caucasian population Fetus education.field_of_study biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Infant Newborn Infant medicine.disease Low birth weight Immunoglobulin M Social Class Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool Immunoglobulin G Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology biology.protein Female gamma-Globulins medicine.symptom Antibody business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Pediatrics. 75:1224-1230 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3476 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-3476(69)80378-1 |
| Popis: | The frequency of elevated cord IgM levels (≥20 mg. per cent) in a predominantly middle class Caucasian group of patients was very low (0.8 per cent). This suggests a low incidence of congenital infections and other causes for increased cord IgM in this type of population. Only one case of definite congenital infection was recognized and this was a child with rubella. The possibility of suppressed IgG response in this case was suggested. A correlation between low birth weight and low cord IgM was found in this study. The lower rates of increased IgM in middle and upper socioeconomic groups suggest that factors which cause fetal and neonatal damage are present less frequently in these populations. |
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