Evidence for presence of IgG4 anti-immunoglobulin autoantibodies in all human beings

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9215, 2000, Pages 1617-1618

  Hennig, C ^a   Rink, L ^a   Kirchner, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034611902     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02223-6     Document Type: Article

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