Exposure to cow's milk during the first 3 months of life is associated with increased levels of IgG subclass antibodies to β-lactoglobulin to 8 years

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 4 II, 1998, Pages 671-678

  Jenmalm, Maria C ^a,b   Björkstén, Bengt ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopy; Children; Cow's milk; IgG subclass antibodies; Oral tolerance

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; KINETICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KINETICS; LACTOGLOBULINS; MALE; MILK;

EID: 0031793751     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70286-6     Document Type: Article

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