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High circulating immunoglobulin A levels in infants are associated with intestinal toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus and a lower frequency of eczema
16 Mar 2009
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BACKGROUND: Intestinal bacteria trigger IgA production and delayed maturation of mucosal IgA response is linked to allergy development. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate if plasma levels of IgA or APRIL (a proliferation inducing ligand), an important factor for IgA class switch recombination, in infancy correlates with intestinal colonization by any specific bacteria or yeast. We also examined if plasma IgA...
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