Cutting edge: IL-21 is a switch factor for the production of IgG1 and IgG3 by human B cells.

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Published in J Immunol on May 01, 2004

Authors

Jérôme Pène1, Jean-François Gauchat, Sandrine Lécart, Elodie Drouet, Paul Guglielmi, Vera Boulay, Adriana Delwail, Don Foster, Jean-Claude Lecron, Hans Yssel

Author Affiliations

1: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 454, Montpellier, France.

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