Lower serum IgA is associated with COPD exacerbation risk in SPIROMICS

BACKGROUND: Decreased but measurable serum IgA levels (≤70 mg/dL) have been associated with risk for infections in some populations, but are unstudied in COPD. This study tested the hypothesis that subnormal serum IgA levels would be associated with exacerbation risk in COPD. METHODS: Data were anal...

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Autores principales: Putcha, Nirupama, Paul, Gabriel G., Azar, Antoine, Wise, Robert A., O’Neal, Wanda K., Dransfield, Mark T., Woodruff, Prescott G., Curtis, Jeffrey L., Comellas, Alejandro P., Drummond, M. Bradley, Lambert, Allison A., Paulin, Laura M., Fawzy, Ashraf, Kanner, Richard E., Paine, Robert, Han, MeiLan K., Martinez, Fernando J., Bowler, Russell P., Barr, R. Graham, Hansel, Nadia N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29649230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194924

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