The clinical significance of immunoglobulin A deficiency

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-139

  Latiff, Amir H Abdul ^a   Kerr, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CELIAC DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; INFECTION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CELIAC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IGA DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

EID: 34047158146     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456307780117993     Document Type: Review

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