The incidence and demography of neural tube defects in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (1992-1999).
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Biomedical subjects
G R Samson
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Risk factors and neonatal group B streptococcal disease in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Syphilitic placentitis: an immunopathy.
The placentas of eight infants with congenital syphilis were examined by both immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent techniques. Significant IgM, C3 and rheumatoid factor reactivity were observed in all the syphilitic placentas. We postulate that their presence plays an important role in the evolution of the pathological changes.
Antigen-Antibody Complex↗
Immune studies in infants with congenital syphilis.
Seventeen neonates with congenital syphilis were studied to determine the immune response of the fetus following intra-uterine infection with Treponema pallidum. The results were compared with those from healthy controls matched for gestational age, birth weight and sex. B cells, IgM, and circulating immune complexes were significantly elevated in the infected newborns. There were no differences in lymphocyte transformation to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) and in the CD3, CD4, and CD8 lymphocytes between infants with congenital syphilis and controls. Newborns with congenital syphilis have a heightened humoral response but no quantitative abnormality in cell-mediated immunity. Speculation on the role of the circulating immune complexes is presented.
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