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Serum Immunoglobulins in Periodontosis Patients
Author(s) -
Kaslick Ralph S.,
West Theodore L.,
Singh Surendra M.,
Chasens Abram I.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1980.51.6.343
Subject(s) - antibody , medicine , immunology , immunoglobulin a , immunoglobulin g
T his study indicates that a significantly greater percentage of periodontosis patients had high serum IgM and IgA levels compared to the control subjects plus a trend in the same direction for IgG. Paradoxically, 41% of the periodontosis subjects had no elevation of IgG, IgA or IgM.