Term Name:	isotype switching to IgA isotypes
Synonyms:	class switching to IgA isotypes, isotype switch recombination to IgA isotypes
Definition:	The switching of activated B cells from IgM biosynthesis to biosynthesis of an IgA isotype, accomplished through a recombination process involving an intrachromosomal deletion between switch regions that reside 5' of the IgM and one of the IgA constant region gene segments in the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0048290]    QuickGO    AmiGO