Behringwerke Aktiengesellschaft

Hartwig W Bauer

Wolfgang Ax

Hans-Harald Sedlacek

Sabine Schottler

What is disclosed are methods for the detection of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies employing hypernephroma cells as a diagnostic agent.

Methods for the detection of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies

The invention provides a process for the specific agglutination of sensitized lymphocytes by adding to a dispersion of at least 10.sup.5 ml.sup.-1 lymphocytes in a physiologically compatible medium at least 0.01 mg/ml of poly-lysine or at least 0.1 .mu.g/ml of poly-ornithine and keeping the mixture at a temperature of from 20.degree. to 40.degree. C. for 20 minutes. The product is used for the diagnosis of malignant diseases.

Agglutination of lymphocytes for diagnosing malignant tumor

A process for an in vitro determination of the immunization status of cells of human beings and animals by measuring in an electric field the changed mobility of charged indicator particles which have been treated with a medium of lymphocytes incubated with a synthetic peptide of high basicity.

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Heidenheim, Germany

Hartwig W Bauer