| quantitative and qualitative assay of rubella iga antibody in breast milk. | breast milk contains immunological factors, such as iga antibody, which help to prevent infectious diseases. a total of 197 paired samples of colostrum and breast milk was collected from postpartum mothers in gunma city, japan, and examined for anti-rubella iga antibody by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and western blotting (wb). the anti-rubella virus iga ranged from 0.5 to 78.5 u/ml with a mean of 6.05 u/ml and a median of 3.6 u/ml in colostrum, and from 0.5 to 32.7 u/ml with a mean ... | 2010 | 20572092 |