IgG and IgA antibody levels to cow's milk are low at age 10 years in children born preterm

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 658-663

  Siltanen, Mirjami ^a   Kajosaari, Merja ^a   Savilahti, Emma M ^a   Pohjavuori, Maija ^a   Savilahti, Erkki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Food antibodies; Food antigen; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; FOOD ANTIGEN; GLIADIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OVALBUMIN; TETANUS TOXOID;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK ALLERGY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036795936     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.128077     Document Type: Article

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