Clinical symptoms in adults with selective IgA deficiency: A case-control study

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 742-747

  Jorgensen, G H ^a,b   Gardulf, A ^c   Sigurdsson, M I ^a   Sigurdardottir, S Th ^b   Thorsteinsdottir, I ^b   Gudmundsson, S ^d   Hammarstrom L ^c   Ludviksson, B R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Blood Bank   (Iceland)

Author keywords

allergy; autoimmunity; IgA deficiency; infections; Primary immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SELECTIVE IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ICELAND; IGA DEFICIENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK;

EID: 84878013905     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: 15732592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-012-9858-x     Document Type: Article

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