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Familial resemblance in humoral immune response to defined and crude Schistosoma mansoni antigens in an endemic area in Brazil.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 1999
Bethony J, Silveira A M, Alves-Oliveira L F, Thakur A, Gazzinelli G, Correa-Oliveira R, LoVerde P T
Abstract excerpt
This study addressed whether the humoral immune response to crude and defined Schistosoma mansoni antigens aggregates within families. The sample included 155 siblings from 42 nuclear families in Brazil. Sera examined by ELISA for antibody isotypes reactive to defined schistosome antigens and crude schistosome antigens (soluble adult worm antigen preparation and soluble egg antigen) demonstrated that there was a...
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