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Abstract
IgG4 anti-IgG autoantibodies were found to be present in all serum samples from a group of healthy people; IgG4 ant-IgA and anti-IgE were present In only 13 of 218 (6%) and 8 of 218 (3.5%) samples, respectively. These antibodies also showed affinities towards animal immunoglobulins. We suggest that IgG4 anti-IgA antibodies (the strongest found heterophilic Immunoglobulins) are responsible for most artifacts obtained with commercial EUSA systems.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10821371 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02223-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321