Circulating IgA, IgG, and IgM class antibody against Haemophilus parainfluenzae antigens in patients with IgA nephropathy

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 306-311

  Suzuki, S ^a   Nakatomi, Y ^b   Odani, S ^b   Sato, H ^c   Gejyo, F ^a   Arakawa, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AKITA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Class switch; Haemophilus parainfluenzae; IgA nephropathy; Outer membrane

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029867973     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.1996.09703.x     Document Type: Article

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