Factors related to elevated serum immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) levels in a Japanese general population
Elevated serum IgG4 levels in a Japanese general population were significantly associated with older age, male gender, and dietary intake of nutrients, with some of these factors identical to the epidemiological features of IgG4-RD.
Authors
- Yasunori Iwata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4756-5207)
- Hiromi Nuka
- Satoshi Hara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3388-2508)
- Hiroyuki Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6328-9727)
- Takahiro Matsunaga
- Ryo Nishioka
- Satoshi Nakazaki
- Mami Tamai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2429-7553)
- Mitsuhiro Kawano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4613-2116)
- Nobuhiro Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-5852)
- Takeshi Zoshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9235-9798)
- Hiroshi Fujii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6885-6492)
- Hiromasa Tsujiguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7511-0165)
- Akari Takeji
- Yuhei Fujisawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1718-0752)
- Ichiro Mizushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6231-0683)
- Atsushi Kawakami
- Y. Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8976-9614)
- Akinori Hara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0399-1474)
- Yasunori Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1788-110X)
- Kazunori Yamada
- Shunsuke Tsuge
- Shigeto Horita
- Kiyoaki Ito
- Misaki Yoshida
- Yukiko Tani
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Kanazawa University Hospital (JP)
- Kihoku hospital (JP)
- Kanazawa Hospital (JP)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Research & Therapy
- Published
- 2024-09-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-024-03391-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94