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Specific antigen and antibody to mycobacterium leprae in the cryoprecipitate of a patient with lucio phenomenon

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Using a sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay we showed that the cryoglobulins of a patient with Lucio phenomenon contain phenolic glycolipid I antigen and a specific antibody.

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Ioannina, GR-453 32, Ioannina, Greece

    A. A. Drosos, M. S. Elisaf & H. M. Moutsopoulos

  2. Departments of Pathology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, GR-453 32, Ioannina, Greece

    S. G. Stefanou & C. S. Papadimitriou

  3. Department of Microbiology and Environmental Health, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    P. J. Brennan

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Drosos, A.A., Brennan, P.J., Elisaf, M.S. et al. Specific antigen and antibody to mycobacterium leprae in the cryoprecipitate of a patient with lucio phenomenon. Rheumatol Int 6, 93–94 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00541512

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