title: Development of the ability to make IgG and IgA in newborns and infants.
abstract: An understanding of the ontogeny of the human immune system may provide clues for methods to stimulate the immune response of neonates and young infants at an earlier age than is now possible. Knowledge of normal changes in immune response over time is necessary to evaluate infants for immunodeficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (CUNY), NY 10029.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wedgwood
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weinberger
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G