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Review
. 2016 Jul;16(8):55.
doi: 10.1007/s11882-016-0632-7.

Immune Gamma Globulin Therapeutic Indications in Immune Deficiency and Autoimmunity

Luanna Yang  1 , Eveline Y Wu  2 , Teresa K Tarrant  3
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Review

Immune Gamma Globulin Therapeutic Indications in Immune Deficiency and Autoimmunity

Luanna Yang et al. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

Immune gamma globulin (IgG) has a long history in the treatment of both primary immune deficiency and autoimmune disorders. Disease indications continue to expand and new-generation products increase the versatility of delivery. This review encompasses a historical perspective as well as current and future implications of human immune globulin for the treatment of immune-mediated illness.

Keywords: Autoimmunity; Common variable immunodeficiency; Guillain-Barré; Immune deficiency; Immune globulin; Kawasaki disease; Myositis; X-linked agammaglobulinemia.

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