Intestinal Lymphangiectasia: a Protein-Losing Enteropathy with Hypogammaglobulinemia, Lymphocytopenia and Impaired Homograft Rejection*
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Intestinal lymphangiectasia: a protein-losing enteropathy with hypogammaglobulinemia, lymphocytopenia and impaired homograft rejection.
Intestinal lymphangiectasia is a disease characterized by dilated intestinal lymphatics, protein-losing enteropathy, hypoalbuminemia, and edema. The immunologic status of 18 patients with intestinal lymphangiectasia was studied. Concentrations of IgG, IgA, and IgM were measured by immune precipitation and metabolism of these three immunoglobulins was studied using purified radioiodinated protei...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Investigation
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0021-9738
DOI: 10.1172/jci105656