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A community survey of IgG4 antibody levels
Article first published online: 27 APR 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1983.tb02615.x
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MERRETT, J., BURR, M. L. and MERRETT, T. G. (1983), A community survey of IgG4 antibody levels. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 13: 397–407. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1983.tb02615.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 27 APR 2006
- Article first published online: 27 APR 2006
- (Received 23 July 1982; accepted for publication 31 August 1982)
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Summary
Precise and specific radioimmunoassays have been developed to quantify IgG4 and IgG4 antibodies. A community survey has demonstrated that men have significantly higher total serum lgG4 levels than women: geometric mean values of 0.581 mg/ml versus 0.302 mg/ml. This sex difference was extended to total IgE values. Circulating levels of IgG4 antibodies against foods, especially egg-and milk, were normally higher than those against the three most common U.K. inhalant allergens–grass pollen, house dust mite and cat epithelium,