Immunological abnormalities in homosexual Japanese males

Sexually transmitted diseases in homosexual males in Seville, Spain.

BACKGROUND AND METHODS The absence of any official statistics on the prevalence of STD in homosexual men in Spain induced us to carry out a prospective study of new homosexual patients who consulted the STD Clinic of the School of Medicine in Seville, between January 1988 and December 1989. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of symptomatic and asymptomatic infections in this g...

Immunological abnormalities in dyskeratosis congenita.

The recently described classical case of dyskeratosis congenita (DC)(1) lacked information as to whether the patient had features of immunodeficiency. The immune abnormalities described in X-linked DC include hypogammaglobulinemia (low IgM levels), severe B cell lymphopenia, low numbers of T cells, increased rate of apoptosis and marked reduction in cellular proliferation in short-term cultures...

Screening for genitourinary abnormalities in adolescent males.

Immunological abnormalities in patient with IgA nephropathy.

T cell immunity and phagocytic activity were studied in the blood of patients with IgA nephropathy in order to clarify their roles in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. The percentages of total T lymphocytes, helper T cell and suppressor T cells were significantly reduced in patients. A significantly elevated helper T cell/suppressor T cell ratio in patients showed a predominant reduction in ...

Immunological Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Secondary to clinical features indicating chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation, the immune system has long been suspected to have a role in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Studies of postmortem autistic brains indicate the presence of immune mediated chronic inflammation in some but not all autistic brains. However, studies of immune abnormalities in ASD children yielded no conclusive...