Estimation of Serum-Mucoproteins

Plasma Proteins and Cryoglobulins in Anarthritic Rheumatoid Disease

“…These findings are similar to those in early rheumatoid arthritis and uncomplicated rheumatic fever, before (Malmros and Blix, 1946), and Hodgkin's disease (Arends, Coonrad, and Rundles, 1934). In dermatomyositis, the y globulin may be within normal limits or only slightly raised (Lever and others, 1951;Ropes and others, 1954 The increase in the a globulins found in collagen disease in response to inflammation is related to a rise in the polysaccharide-rich mucoproteins (Badin and Glyn, 1954;Fantuzzi and Neuhaus, 1955;Markham, 1955). Blood mucoproteins may also be raised in a variety of other conditions (Sachs, Cady, and Ross, 1954), and the mucoprotein may be associated with different fractions: with albumin in cancer, for example, and with globulin in myeloma.…”

“…The increase in the a globulins found in collagen disease in response to inflammation is related to a rise in the polysaccharide-rich mucoproteins (Badin and Glyn, 1954;Fantuzzi and Neuhaus, 1955;Markham, 1955). Blood mucoproteins may also be raised in a variety of other conditions (Sachs, Cady, and Ross, 1954), and the mucoprotein may be associated with different fractions: with albumin in cancer, for example, and with globulin in myeloma.…”