The immunoglobulin and complement levels in the active pulmonary sarcoidosis

Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 99-106

  Cagatay, Tulin ^a   Bilir, Muammer ^b   Gulbaran, Murat ^c   Papila, Cigdem ^b   Cagatay, Penbe ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complement; Immunoglobulins; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MALE; PARAMETER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3242765320     PISSN: 00232513     EISSN: 18830498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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