Conclusion
Under good technical conditions, the ELISA will give reproducible and sensitive results. We have found a good clinical correlation with laboratory results.
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Sainte-Laudy, J. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for total serum IgG4 and specific IgG4 antibodies. Clin Rev Allerg 1, 225–229 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991157
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