Immunochemical characterization of the cryoglobulins: pathophysiologic implications. 1995

G Merlini, and I Zorzoli, and E Anesi, and V Perfetti, and G Marinone
Medicina Interna ed Oncologia Medica, Università di Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Italy.

Immunochemical study of the cryoglobulins has produced a classification of three main types which present clinical correlates. With the current standard immunofixation technique the vast majority of cryoglobulins are presently classified as type II. High-resolution immunoelectrophoretic techniques (immunoblotting and two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) have helped to identify new sub-types whose clinical relevance is as yet undetermined. Nevertheless, these sensitive techniques could contribute to elucidate the various stages in the natural history of HCV-related cryoglobulins, from possible earlier HCV-antigen-driven polyclonal B cell proliferation, to autonomous monoclonal benign, to malignant B cell proliferation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003450 Cryoglobulins Abnormal immunoglobulins, especially IGG or IGM, that precipitate spontaneously when SERUM is cooled below 37 degrees Celsius. It is characteristic of CRYOGLOBULINEMIA. Cryoglobulin,Cryoprotein,Cryoproteins
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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