METHOD FOR DETERMINING LEPROSY FORM Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC G01N33/53 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves determining initial cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level in mononuclear cells taken from peripheral leprosy patient blood. The mononuclear cells are incubated with Lepronin taken in 20 mcg/l concentration and mononuclear cell cAMP level is determined in 0.5, 2, 20 and 24 h during the incubation. Leprosy form is determined from dynamic cAMP level changes pattern in time.

EFFECT: high accuracy and information capacity; enhanced effectiveness in differentiating both polar and dimorphous leprosy forms.

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