Selective IgA Deficiency

Introduction: Selective IgA Deficiency

Selective IgA Deficiency: People with this deficiency lack immunoglobulin A (IgA), a type of antibody that protects against infections of the mucous membranes ... more about Selective IgA Deficiency.

Selective IgA Deficiency: Immune deficiency from lacking immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Selective IgA Deficiency is available below.

Symptoms of Selective IgA Deficiency

• No symptoms - many people do not have noticable problems with infections
• Recurring infections
• Recurring ear infections
• Recurring sinus infections
• Recurring lung infections

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Medical Textbooks Online about Selective IgA Deficiency

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Selective IgA Deficiency

• Immune function blood tests
• IgA antibodies blood test
• T-cells blood test - should be normal rather than low.
• Response to immunization - such as a tetanus shot

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Selective IgA Deficiency?

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• Underlying causes of Selective IgA Deficiency (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Selective IgA Deficiency

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Causes of Selective IgA Deficiency

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More information about causes of Selective IgA Deficiency:

• Selective IgA Deficiency as a symptom

Treatments for Selective IgA Deficiency

• Symptomatic and supportive
• Treating infections

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Clinical Trials for Selective IgA Deficiency

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Selective IgA Deficiency include:

• B-Lymphocyte Stimulator (BLyS) To Treat Selective IgA Deficiency - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

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Article Excerpts about Selective IgA Deficiency

People with this deficiency lack immunoglobulin A (IgA), a type of antibody that protects against infections of the mucous membranes lining the mouth, airways and digestive tract. (Source: excerpt from Primary Immune Deficiency, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Definitions of Selective IgA Deficiency:

Selective IgA Deficiency is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Selective IgA Deficiency, or a subtype of Selective IgA Deficiency, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Selective IgA Deficiency as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet