Serum immunoglobulin A concentration in infancy, but not human milk immunoglobulin A, is associated with subsequent atopic manifestations in children and adolescents: A 20-year prospective follow-up study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 688-696

  Pesonen, M ^a   Kallio, M J T ^b   Siimes, M A ^b,c   Savilahti, E ^b   Ranki, A ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c The Diving and Naval Medicine Unit   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Allergy; Atopy; Breast milk; Children; Colostrum; IgA

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; COLOSTRUM; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANCY; INFANT; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MILK, HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN A;

EID: 79954588591     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03707.x     Document Type: Article

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