METHOD OF DETERMINING IMMUNOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: immunology. SUBSTANCE: content of red and white blood elements (erythrocytes, hemoglobin, leukocytes, stab neutrophils, segmented neutrophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, monocytes, erythrocyte sedimentation rate) are determined in peripheral blood using routine laboratory studies. To determine each immunologic index, quantitative values of peripheral blood parameters are multiplied by corresponding correlation coefficients and summed. Immunologic characteristics are calculated from formula: Y = where Y is immunologic index to be determined (including lymphocytes, suppressors, immunoglobulins A, M, J, common complement, third fraction of complement, circulating immune complexes); A₀ free member; B_i coefficients of regression of peripheral blood parameters; C_i coefficients of regression of squares of peripheral blood parameters; X_i..X₈ are peripheral blood parameters. Values of correlation coefficients for each immunologic index are taken from table. EFFECT: increased accuracy and accelerated determination of immunologic indexes. 1 dwg, 4 tbl, 3 ex