Abstract
We investigated the anti-polysaccharide antibody responses in subjects with Down syndrome (DS) because DS subjects show decreased peripheral B-lymphocyte numbers in all age groups, and a clinical picture of recurrent respiratory tract infections and increased incidence of autoimmune diseases which is reminiscent of common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVID)-like disease. We determined titers and opsonophagocytosis in response to conjugated and unconjugated pneumococcal serotypes in 18 DS subjects aged 6–24 years. The results show adequate serotype-specific antibody titers in response to all conjugated and almost all unconjugated serotypes used. Opsonophagocytosis activity as measured against pneumococcal serotypes 9N, 19F and 23F was also found to be intact. We conclude that DS subjects do not have a clear defect in their anti-polysaccharide antibody response.
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