Does IgG4 level at the time of diagnosis correlate with disease outcome in IgG4-Related disease?

K.F. Patrick Tsang; W. Kofi Oppong; S. John Leeds; L.H. Noor Bekkali; K. Manu Nayar

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2018.10.013

doi.org/10.1016/j.pan.2018.10.013

Does IgG4 level at the time of diagnosis correlate with disease outcome in IgG4-Related disease?

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Pancreatology3.60

Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 177 - 181

Published: Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

Serum IgG4 level is used as a diagnostic criterion for immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) but whether it predicts disease progression is unclear. Aim of the study was to investigate if serum IgG4 level at the time of diagnosis correlates with disease outcome.Patients with a definitive diagnosis of IgG4-RD were included in this study. They were divided into two groups - Group 1: Elevated serum IgG4 at diagnosis and Group 2: Normal serum...