Low IgA and IgM Is Associated with a Higher Prevalence of Bronchiectasis in Primary Antibody Deficiency

J Clin Immunol. 2017 May;37(4):329-331. doi: 10.1007/s10875-017-0381-y. Epub 2017 Mar 14.

Authors

John P Hodkinson¹, Catherine Bangs², Andrea Wartenberg-Demand³, Artur Bauhofer³, Patrick Langohr³, Matthew S Buckland⁴, David Guzman⁵, Patrick F K Yong⁶, Sorena Kiani-Alikhan⁷

Affiliations

¹ Biotest UK Ltd, Birmingham, UK.
² Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ Biotest AG, Dreieich, Germany.
⁴ Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁵ University College London, London, UK.
⁶ Royal Surrey and Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trusts, London, UK.
⁷ Royal Surrey and Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trusts, London, UK. [email protected].

PMID: 28293897
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-017-0381-y

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bronchiectasis / blood*
Dysgammaglobulinemia / blood*
Dysgammaglobulinemia / epidemiology
Humans
Immunoglobulin A / blood*
Immunoglobulin G / blood*
Immunoglobulin M / blood*
Prevalence
United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M