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. 1986 Jun;64(3):510–517.

Immunological investigations in individuals with selective IgA deficiency.

T A Out, P J van Munster, P A De Graeff, T H Thé, J M Vossen, B J Zegers
PMCID: PMC1542447  PMID: 3491694

Abstract

Concentrations of IgG2, IgG4 and IgE were low in 16, 24 and 20% of 25 persons with selective IgA deficiency. Fifty-two per cent had IgD concentrations below 5 iu/ml. Trends for association between any of these parameters and the presence of clinical symptoms were not significant. All patients, except one, had normal amounts of Ig-bearing lymphocytes in the blood. IgG1 antibodies against casein were increased in titre and frequency, whereas IgG4 antibodies were normal. Similar results were found in other sera from persons with selective IgA deficiency.

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