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CASE STUDY 10-2 Immediately following the birth of a baby girl, the attending physician requested a protein elec- trophoretic examination of the mother's serum. This was done on a sample that was obtained on the mother's admission to the hospital the previous day. An electrophoretic examination was also performed on the cord-blood specimen. Laboratory reports are shown in the following chart. The appearance of the mother's electrophoretic pattern was within that expected for a healthy per- son. The electrophoretic pattern of the cord-blood serum resembled the one shown in Figure 10-9C. Questions 1. What protein fraction(s) i arc abnormal in the mother's serum and the cord blood serum? 2. An abnormality in this/these fraction(s) isare most often associated with what discase? 3. What other test(s) may be done to confirm this abnormality? CASE STUDY 10-2 ELECTROPHORESIS VALUES (G/DL) MOTHER'S SERUM CORD BLOOD ADULT REFERENCE VALUES 3.5 5.0 0.1-0.4 0.3 Albumin 4,-Globulins -Globulins B-Globulins y-Globulins 0.3-0.8 2 0.6-1.1 0.5-1.7 SAR