@article{Rani_Budiardjo_Suharsini_2018, title={SALIVARY SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN A LEVEL OF CHILDREN WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA IN MAINTENANCE PHASE}, volume={11}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/23261}, DOI={10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11i3.23261}, abstractNote={<p class="Pa7"> <strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this research is to investigate the differences in salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) levels between children with gingivitis who have acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and are in the maintenance phase of chemotherapy and the levels in healthy children with gingivitis.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used cross-sectional and laboratory observation methods with 19 ALL children and 19 healthy children who all had mild gingivitis. Two mL of saliva were collected and stored at −200°C. Then, salivary sIgA levels were measured using the ELISA method.</p><p class="Pa7"><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicate an insignificant difference (p>0.05) in salivary sIgA levels between the ALL children in the maintenance phase with the level of 21.38 (7.23–107.26) and 37.26 (11.24–135.63) for the healthy children.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is no significant difference in salivary sIgA levels between the ALL children in the maintenance phase and the healthy children.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, author={Rani, Danar Pradipta and Budiardjo, Sarworini B and Suharsini, Margaretha}, year={2018}, month={Mar.}, pages={50–52} }