Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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11014242 | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
The total IgG and IgM, as well as proinflammatory subclasses of IgG, were below the normal range. However, IgG4 subclass was found normal. In conclusion, our data may indicate inhibition of humoral immunity associated with an increase of lymphocyte B-regulatory subpopulation.
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Authors
Giovanni Matera, Carlo Torti, Maria Mazzitelli, Giuseppe Greco, Antonella Rania, Cinzia Peronace, Pio Settembre, Luisa Galati, Aida Giancotti, Angelo G. Lamberti, Giorgio S. Barreca, Marco Rossi, Angela Quirino, Maria Carla Liberto, Alfredo Focà ,