Monoclonal gammopathy of the immunoglobulin A class in a two-year-old girl with ataxia telangiectasia.
Pediatr Dev Pathol
; 1(4): 319-21, 1998.
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| ID: mdl-10463295
ABSTRACT
Ataxia telangiectasia is an autosomal recessive neurologic disorder which is frequently associated with a deficiency of IgA immunoglobulin. We report an unusual case of monoclonal gammopathy of the IgA kappa type in a 2-year-old female patient newly diagnosed with ataxia telangiectasia. Quantitative analysis of the patient's immunoglobulins revealed a marked elevation in the IgA fraction with a value of 672 mg/dL (normal 14-123 mg/dL). The IgG and IgM fractions were normal. Serum protein electrophoresis showed a band of restricted mobility present in the gamma region, which was identified as a monoclonal IgA kappa immunoglobulin on immunofixation electrophoresis. This is the first case report of a patient with ataxia telangiectasia associated with an IgA monoclonal gammopathy.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Paraproteinemias
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Imunoglobulina A
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Ataxia Telangiectasia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Dev Pathol
Assunto da revista:
PATOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos