Abstract
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The electrophoretic patterns of 2 human kala-azar sera revealed the presence in high concentration of a unique, abnormal component migrating with the γ globulin of the slowest mobility. The kala-azar sera, negative to serological tests for syphilis, provide instances which show that the presence of hyperproteinemia, hyperglobulinemia or hypergammaglobulinemia cannot be used to prove or disprove the specificity of positive serologic reactions for syphilis.
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