| Literature DB >> 10771839 |
C Vergin1, N Kutukculer, N Cetingul, G Nisli, S Caglayan, S Oztop.
Abstract
Serum IgG, IgM, IgA, IgG subclasses (IgG1, G2, G3, G4), isohemagglutinins and complement-3 concentrations were measured in 23 beta-thalassemic patients suffering from recurrent infections. No significant abnormalities were found in these humoral immunity investigations, both in splenectomized and non-splenectomized patients. On the other hand, iron overload or repeated blood transfusions were not found to down-regulate the humoral immune system of thalassemic patients.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 10771839 DOI: 10.1007/bf02752450
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Pediatr ISSN: 0019-5456 Impact factor: 1.967