The relation of serum immunoglobulin a and delayed hypersensitivity skin tests to serum immunoglobulin e levels

Nelson, H.S.; Branch, L.B.

Annals of Allergy 39(2): 113-116

1977


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4738
PMID: 302098
Document Number: 115527
Serum IgA and IgE levels were obtained in 706 patients, 294 of whom were also tested for cutaneous delayed hypersensitivity. The results do not support the concept that a deficiency of serum IgA or of T lymphocyte function underlies the elevated serum IgE levels observed in a majority of allergic patients.

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