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ZAMANI Z, ASSMAR M, PYAZAK N, WAFAIE K, ASSADIAN M, AMIRKHANI A. A NOVEL METHOD OF PURIFICATION OF SPECIFIC HYDATID CYST ANTIGEN. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2001; 15 (1) :49-53
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From the Departments of Parasitology and Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, I.R. Iran.
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Hydatid cyst fluid has been used as a source of antigen for the serodiagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection. Due to cross-reactions with antigens shared by other helminthes, the specific antigen from hydatid cyst fluid was purified by many workers. We used a relatively simple technique for purification of specific antigen from sheep hydatid cyst fluid. Isopycnic ultracentrifugation with 30% KEr was used followed by SDS-PAGE to check the purity of the antigen. The antigen was of 48 kDa and used in ELISA and IRA with high sensitivity and specificity.
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