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Progression of selective IgA deficiency to common variable immunodeficiency.
International archives of allergy and immunology - 1 Jan 2008
Aghamohammadi Asghar, Mohammadi Javad, Parvaneh Nima, Rezaei Nima, Moin Mostafa, Espanol Teresa, Hammarstrom Lennart
Abstract excerpt
Selective IgA deficiency (IgAD) is the most common primary immunodeficiency in Caucasians. Although it is often asymptomatic, selected patients show an increased frequency of infections, allergies and autoimmune manifestations. Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a primary antibody deficiency disease that shares many clinical features with IgAD. A common genetic basis for IgAD and CVID has been suggested...
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