S. Guneser et al., THE FREQUENCY OF IGG SUBCLASS DEFICIENCY IN CHILDREN WITH RECURRENT RESPIRATORY-INFECTIONS, Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 38(2), 1996, pp. 161-168
We studied the frequency of IgG subclass deficiency in 61 children (ag
es 1-7 years, mean 3.8 years) with recurrent respiratory tract infecti
ons by using the radial immunodiffusion method. The overall frequency
of IgG subclass deficiency was found to be 39.3 percent (24 patients).
Among 26 children who had major immunoglobulin abnormalities, we foun
d IgG subclass deficiency in 11 patients (42.3%). In children with nor
mal immunoglobulin levels, the frequency of IgG subclass deficiency wa
s 37.1 percent (13 patients).