High serum IgA concentrations in patients with diabetes mellitus: Agewise distribution and relation to chronic complications

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1064-1067

  Rodriguez Segade, Santiago ^a   Camiña, M Félix ^b   Carnero, Auxiliadora ^b   Lorenzo, Maria Jesús ^b   Alban, Ana ^b   Quinteiro, Celsa ^b   Lojo, Santiago ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

diabetes subtypes; hypertension; macrovascular disease; nephropathy; neuropathy; retinopathy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC MICROANGIOPATHY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 0029959462     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.7.1064     Document Type: Article

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