01080nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001000055653000900065653002600074653002300100653002000123653001100143653001200154653003100166653001900197653002300216653001700239100001400256700001600270245012400286300001000410490000800420520036000428022001400788       1976                            d  c1976 Jan10aAdult10aAged10aAntibodies, Bacterial10aBacterial Proteins10aCross Reactions10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium tuberculosis10aNucleoproteins10aRibonucleoproteins10aTuberculosis1 aWilhelm G1 aSellier J L00aPresence of antibodies reacting with a ribonucleoprotein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sera from leprous patients.  a68-710 v2343 a<p>Antibodies reacting with a ribonucleoprotein isolated from M. tuberculosis could be found in sera of leprous patients (lepromatous type of disease). The antibody titers are very high. There is a highly significant difference between the titers of leprous patient and tuberculosis patients. This renders our finding important for diagnostic purpose.</p>  a0300-9688