Raised IgA in idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis.
Levels of immunoglobulin G, A, and M were studied in 31 children with idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis and in 35 relatives. A selective increase in serum IgA was observed in the patients. IgA levels in saliva did not show any difference compared with those of normal children.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M