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IGA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the most common of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; the chief antibody in the membranes of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts
Synonyms:
IgA; immunoglobulin A
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("IgA" is a kind of...):
Ig; immune gamma globulin; immune globulin; immune serum globulin; immunoglobulin (a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response)
Context examples:
As a result, patients have decreased levels of IgG and IgA and normal or elevated levels of IgM.
(CD40 Ligand Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
The heavy chain of the immunoglobulin, IgA, is defective.
(Multiple Myeloma-IgA, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the Chlamydia pneumoniae IgA antibody in a biological specimen.
(Chlamydia pneumoniae IgA Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Mucosal epithelia in the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive tracts produce a form of IgA (IGA, SECRETORY) that serves to protect these ports of entry into the body.
(Mucosal Immunity, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
IgA less than 3.0 g/dL, c. Urinary kappa or lamda less than 4 g/24 hours.
(DS Stage I Plasma Cell Myeloma, NCI Thesaurus/PDQ)
They usually develop in the ileocoecal lymph nodes, and about 60% of them synthesis monoclonal immunoglobulins (Bence-Jones proteins) of IgG1 (35%), IgE (36%) or IgA classes.
(LOU/C, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of liver kidney microsomal type 1 IgA antibody present in a sample.
(Liver Kidney Microsomal Type 1 IgA Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
Most common cause of primary glomerular disease in Europe, Australia, and United States; lesions formed as a consequence of mesangial formations of immune deposits composed of IgA.
(IgA Nephropathy, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of Chlamydia trachomatis IgA antibody present in a sample.
(Chlamydia trachomatis IgA Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the Chlamydia trachomatis IgA antibody in a biological specimen.
(Chlamydia trachomatis IgA Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
