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The use of single-radial-haemolysis for rubella antibody studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Mairin Clarke ,
Janet Boustred ,
Valerie Seagroatt  and
G. C. Schild
Mairin Clarke
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Products, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Holly Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 6RB
Janet Boustred
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Products, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Holly Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 6RB
Valerie Seagroatt
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Products, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Holly Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 6RB
G. C. Schild
Affiliation:
Division of Viral Products, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Holly Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 6RB
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The use of a single-radial-haemolysis technique for the detection of antibody to rubella virus is described. The single-radial-haemolysis test was compared with the standard HI methods for the detection of antibody to rubella virus. A close correlation between the two methods was observed in a survey of over two thousand serum samples and the study indicated that single-radial-haemolysis was highly satisfactory as an assay method for IgG antibodies to rubella virus. It was found that the immuno-globulins active in SRH tests sedimented in the 7S range in sucrose rate gradients and were presumably immunoglobulins of the IgG class, but 19S iinmunoglobulins did not produce haemolysis.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 79 , Issue 3 , December 1977 , pp. 355 - 364
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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