Reichelt K L, Landmark J
Department of Pediatric Research, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway.
Biol Psychiatry. 1995 Mar 15;37(6):410-3. doi: 10.1016/0006-3223(94)00176-4.
IgA antibody levels in serum were examined in two groups of schizophrenic patients. All were diagnosed according to DSM-III-R criteria. One group of 36 males and 12 females were compared to historical controls. The other group consisted of 13 males off drugs for at least 3 months; these were compared with age- and sex-matched controls. An increase in specific IgA antibodies was found. More schizophrenics than controls showed IgA antibody levels above the upper normal limit to gliadin, beta-lactoglobulin, and casein.
