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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-3-9
pubmed:abstractText
Enhanced gastrointestinal absorption of dietary substances is an important feature of normal neonatal life that also exists in particular disease states such as selective IgA deficiency and atopic allergy. In these studies, it is shown that patients with hypogammaglobulinemia have increased absorption of dietary bovine antigens and that most patients have large amounts of these proteins present in the serum even after an overnight fast. The amounts of such proteins were found to be correlated with spleen size and/or peripheral lymphoid hypertrophy. Interestingly, three patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia did not have detectable amounts of these proteins in the serum nor did they have splenomegaly or lymphadenopathy. It is speculated that hypogammaglobulinemic patients have a specific gastrointestinal mucosal lesion that permits the chronic excessive absorption of dietary antigens and may result in lymphoid hypertrophy.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
181-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Dietary protein antigenemia in humoral immunodeficiency. Correlation with splenomegaly.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't