Cytogenetic disturbances and immunoreactivity in patients with measles and influenza.

The number of lymphocytes with cytogenetic aberrations is increased in patients with measles and influenza. Considerable changes in immunoreactivity of the organism can be observed during measles and influenza. Correlation analysis suggests that in measles and influenza there exists an inversely proportional connection between the number and functional activity of T lymphocytes and the level of cytogenetic disturbances in them. Indices of B immune system and the level of cytogenetic aberrations in influenza were characterized by directly proportional correlation while in measles the type of correlation depended on the intervals of observation.