Compared to infant formula, breastmilk contains antibodies that offer passive immunity to the infant against many communicable diseases. A recent paper in the journal iScience explores the presence ...

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In contrast to common variable hypogammaglobulinemia or IgA deficiency associated with IgG subclass deficiency, selective IgA deficiency has not previously been associated with specific antibody ...

An IgA anti-transglutaminase 2 (TGA-IgA) antibody cut-off of approximately 6.1 times the upper limit of normal optimised celiac disease diagnosis in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) ...

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 ...

Early impairment of mucosal immunoglobulin A (IgA)-related immunity was associated with the later development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in lung transplant recipients; decreased ...

A new study has demonstrated that IgA acts as a 'tuner' that regulates the number of microbes the body sees every day, restraining the systemic immune response to these commensal microbes and limiting ...

HOUSTON -- A novel self-administered shot that inhibits two key immunoregulatory cytokines reduced proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy, interim findings from the phase III ORIGIN 3 trial ...

Chinook is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm that is developing precision medicines for kidney diseases, including treatments for rare, chronic, and severe kidney conditions. Its lead program, ...