Lower serum IgA is associated with COPD exacerbation risk in SPIROMICS.

Lower serum IgA is associated with COPD exacerbation risk in SPIROMICS.

BACKGROUND:Decreased but measurable serum IgA levels (≤70 mg/dL) have been associated with risk for infections in some populations, but are unstudied in COPD. This study tested the hypothesis that subnormal serum IgA levels would be associated with exacerbation risk in COPD. METHODS:Data were analyz...

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Main Authors: Nirupama Putcha, Gabriel G Paul, Antoine Azar, Robert A Wise, Wanda K O'Neal, Mark T Dransfield, Prescott G Woodruff, Jeffrey L Curtis, Alejandro P Comellas, M Bradley Drummond, Allison A Lambert, Laura M Paulin, Ashraf Fawzy, Richard E Kanner, Robert Paine, MeiLan K Han, Fernando J Martinez, Russell P Bowler, R Graham Barr, Nadia N Hansel, SPIROMICS investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5896903?pdf=render

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