It has long been recognized that iron-deficiency anaemia and pernicious anaemia may occur in members of the same family (Faber and Gram, 1924 ; Maclachlan and Kline, 1926 ; Witts, 1930; Kaufmann and Thiessen, 1939). There are also numerous reports of pernicious anaemia developing in patients with a previous history of iron-deficiency anaemia (Callender and Denborough, 1957). More recently, in a...

Dietary methionine (met) is reported to enhance antibody production and boost cell-mediated immunity in chickens. Methionine deficiency has been shown to affect the development of the lymphoid organs and the generation of antibodies in chickens. This study is designed to investigate the effects of met deficiency on IgA+ B cells and immunoglobulins (sIgA, IgA, IgG and IgM) for a 6 wee...

Purpose. To find out if the serum IgG level in the newborn baby was affected by low maternal serum IgG during pregnancy in two newly diagnosed primary antibody deficient patients. Method. Infant cord blood IgG level was compared with maternal IgG level in 2 mothers with newly diagnosed primary antibody deficiency, who declined replacement IgG treatment during pregnancy. Results. Both mothers de...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between protamine deficiency assessed by cma3 and protamine 1/ protamine 2 (p1/p2) ratio. material and methods: this study was carried out on 71 patients referring to isfahan fertility and infertility center. semen analysis was assessed according to who criteria. cma3 staining was use to determine protamine deficiency. p1/p2 ratio...

Multiple sclerosis is a common leading cause of disability worldwide. CD20-expressing B cells play major role in multiple pathogenesis. Hence, anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies effectively deplete mainly by complement-dependent cytotoxicity, antibody-dependent cell-mediated phagocytosis, and cellular cytotoxicity. While the precise etiology remains unknown, it now recognized that environment...