DEAR DR. ROACH: A few years ago, my sister was diagnosed with an IgA deficiency, which is an autoimmune disorder. She was told by her doctor to avoid large crowds and to never shake hands with anyone.

Serum immunoglobulin A (IgA) concentrations were determined in 12 600 adult Swedish twins, applying a high-throughput reverse-phase protein microarray technique. The prevalence of IgA deficiency (IgAD ...

IgA deficiency is the most common primary immune deficiency worldwide. However, its presentation is not fully understood. A new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has ...

Undue susceptibility to infection is a feature of several diverse conditions in which precipitins to cow's milk are commonly found. To investigate the possible relation of the presence of milk ...

Adults with suspected celiac disease and no immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency most likely can avoid a diagnostic bowel biopsy if they have high serum anti-tissue transglutaminase IgA (tTG-IgA).

Philadelphia, May 26, 2023—IgA deficiency is the most common primary immune deficiency worldwide, but its presentation has puzzled physcians and researchers. Some with the disorder present with ...

Children having normal serum levels of IgG and IgM but IgA below 5mg/dl were considered as having “selective IgA deficiency”. Those with-2 SD from the normal mean for the age were defined as “partial ...

IgA deficiency is the most common primary immune deficiency worldwide, but its presentation has puzzled physcians and researchers. Some with the disorder present with symptoms like recurrent ...

Tokyo, Japan - While researchers have known for years that immunoglobulin A (IgA) is important for gut health, it has remained unclear exactly what role it plays in preventing infection and disease.

Study: Selective IgA deficiency may be an under-recognized risk factor for severe COVID-19. Image Credit: Christoph Burgstedt / Shutterstock Background Selective IgA deficiency (sIgAD) is the most ...

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency is the most common primary immune deficiency worldwide, but its presentation has puzzled physicians and researchers. Some with the disorder present with symptoms like ...

Researchers have found that immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency leads to disruption of the ileal gut microbiota and increased inflammation in the ileum in mice. This suggests that IgA plays an important ...