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Variation of serum IgG subclass concentrations with disease activity in juvenile chronic arthritis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2774699     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nineteen patients with juvenile chronic arthritis were followed up and serum IgG subclass concentrations measured at different stages of disease activity. Patients were divided into three groups according to clinical activity of the disease: active disease, partial remission, and remission. The results were compared with normal values obtained in 448 healthy children aged 6 months to 18 years with a homogeneous distribution for each year of age. Serum IgG subclass concentrations of each child were first log transformed and then age corrected, taking the deviation of the log transformed value from that expected for a child of the same age. It was found that patients with partial remission had increased concentrations of IgG2 and decreased concentrations of IgG1 compared with patients with active disease. This suggests that the remission inducing process, at least in juvenile chronic arthritis, is accompanied by a switch of IgG subclass production.
Authors:
A Martini; M A Avanzini; A Ravelli; L Zonta; A Plebani; F de Benedetti; R G Burgio
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of the rheumatic diseases     Volume:  48     ISSN:  0003-4967     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Rheum. Dis.     Publication Date:  1989 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-09-27     Completed Date:  1989-09-27     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372355     Medline TA:  Ann Rheum Dis     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  582-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pavia, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid / immunology*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / analysis,  classification*
Infant
Male
Severity of Illness Index
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin G
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