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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-10-19
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| pubmed:abstractText |
A 38-year-old Japanese woman was hospitalized for susceptibility to respiratory tract infections. Clinical examinations revealed asymptomatic primary cholestasis, abnormally elevated immunoglobulin M (IgM) and antimitochondrial antibody, being consistent with asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis. Three years later her serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) decreased remarkably, whereas other immunoglobulins were unchanged. Immunological examinations on the peripheral blood lymphocytes demonstrated spontaneous over-synthesis of serum IgM and decreased synthesis of IgG due to abnormal function of both T and B cells. Our case suggests a new possible association between primary biliary cirrhosis and IgG deficiency.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Sep
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| pubmed:issn |
0954-6820
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
238
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
289-92
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading | |
| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Acquired total immunoglobulin G deficiency in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, Kusatsu Branch Hospital, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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