Development of a quantitative immunoassay for the cystic fibrosis gene

Lancet. 1980 Feb 16;1(8164):330-1. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(80)90882-x.

Abstract

An antiserum raised in guineapigs showed positive immunoelectrophoretic reaction with sera from 16 of 17 patients with cystic fibrosis, 8 of 9 obligate heterozygotes, and only 1 of 15 normal subjects. The antiserum appeared to be specific to the cystic-fibrosis protein described by Wilson and colleagues. Precipitin peaks were larger with sera from cystic-fibrosis homozygotes than from heterozygotes, suggesting the possibility of a new quantitative biochemical assay for cystic fibrosis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Cystic Fibrosis / diagnosis
  • Cystic Fibrosis / genetics*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / immunology
  • Genes*
  • Genetic Carrier Screening*
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Heterozygote
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Immune Sera / analysis
  • Immunoelectrophoresis / methods*
  • Immunoglobulin G / analysis
  • Isoelectric Focusing / methods
  • Mutation
  • Proteins / analysis*

Substances

  • Immune Sera
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Proteins