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Patients with selective IGA deficiency are not able to produce this
antibody. Doctors have reported  1 out of 13 patients with CD have
selective IGA deficiency. 2% of patients have sprue-like disease.  IGA
protects mucosal surfaces from infection.

All antibodies protect the bloodstream, body tissues, and intenal
organs from in-fection. In the presence of this deficiency, people
suffer more from ear infections, sinusitis, pneumonia (more than once a
yr) cramping, malabsorption, leaky gut, causing diarrhea.  It can be
inherited in people from eastern European countries but not
necessarily.

Just like celiac disease is supposed to be inherited in northen
European countries, that is not always the case. Causes are unknown in
the majority of IGA deficiency and differs from patient to patient.  It
is the most common of the immunodeficiency diseases and most people do
not have significant illness.  It is not to be mistaken for AIDS.  Hope
this helps out to understand what it is and is not.
Rosalie   NJ USA

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