Selective IgA Deficiency and Common Variable Immunodeficiency

Selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD), using 5 mg/dl of serum IgA as the upper limit for diagnosis and concomitant lack of secretory IgA, is the most common form of primary immunodeficiency. The pathogenesis of IgA deficiency is not known, although abnormalities in Ig class switching and the cytokines...

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Main Authors: Kadri Kamber, Zuhal Karalı, Sara Şebnem Kılıç
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2009-09-01
Series:Güncel Pediatri
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Online Access:http://www.guncelpediatri.com/yazilar.asp?yaziid=898&sayiid=