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. 2019 Aug 20;51(2):211-213.
doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.07.010.

Maternal IgA: Matchmaking in Early Childhood

David A Relman  1
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Maternal IgA: Matchmaking in Early Childhood

David A Relman. Immunity. .
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In a recent issue of Nature Medicine, Gopalakrishna et al. show that altered patterns of IgA binding to gut bacteria in premature infants are associated with necrotizing enterocolitis, underscoring the critical role of host mucosal immunity in shaping the microbiota.

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