Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is the largest of several isotypes of antibodies (also known as immunoglobulin) that are produced by vertebrates. IgM is the first...
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Antibody (redirect from Immunoglobulin)
An antibody (Ab) is the secreted form of a B cell receptor; the term immunoglobulin (Ig) can refer to either the membrane-bound form or the secreted form...
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Immunoglobulin therapy is the use of a mixture of antibodies (normal human immunoglobulin) to treat several health conditions. These conditions include...
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experience severe immunosuppression. This syndrome is also known as immunoglobulin class switch recombination (Ig-CSR) deficiencies. The most common causes...
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Immunoglobulin A (Ig A, also referred to as sIgA in its secretory form) is an antibody that plays a role in the immune function of mucous membranes. The...
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J chain (redirect from Immunoglobulin j-chain)
"Disulfide bond assignment in human J chain and its covalent pairing with immunoglobulin M". Biochemistry. 31 (50): 12643–12647. doi:10.1021/bi00165a014. PMID 1472500...
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IgM nephropathy or immunoglobulin M nephropathy (IgMN) is a kind of idiopathic glomerulonephritis that is marked by IgM diffuse deposits in the glomerular...
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immunoglobulin M deficiency is a poorly defined dysgammaglobulinemia characterized by decreased levels of IgM while levels of other immunoglobulins are...
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Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is a type of antibody. Representing approximately 75% of serum antibodies in humans, IgG is the most common type of antibody found...
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facilitates the transcytosis of the soluble polymeric isoforms of immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin M (pIg) and immune complexes. pIgRs are mainly located on...
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of IgM and IgD.: 84 Immunoglobulin M deficiency Immunoglobulin M Skin lesion List of cutaneous conditions "X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome". Orphanet. Retrieved...
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Immunoglobulin Y (abbreviated as IgY) is a type of immunoglobulin which is the major antibody in bird, reptile, and lungfish blood. It is also found in...
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hypergammaglobulinemias are caused by an excess of immunoglobulin M (IgM), because this is the default immunoglobulin type prior to class switching. Some types...
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expensive. Nontreponemal tests (NTT) measure levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies produced by the host in response to lipoidal...
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Oligoclonal bands (OCBs) are bands of immunoglobulins that are seen when a patient's blood serum, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is analyzed. They are used...
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mechanism that changes a B cell's production of immunoglobulin from one type to another, such as from the isotype IgM to the isotype IgG. During this process...
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The immunoglobulin light chain is the small polypeptide subunit of an antibody (immunoglobulin). A typical antibody is composed of two immunoglobulin (Ig)...
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called IgM. IgD is also produced in a secreted form that is found in very small amounts in blood serum, representing 0.25% of immunoglobulins in serum...
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produce xenoreactive immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies, leading to organ rejection after transplantation. Anti-alpha gal immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies...
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types of antibodies: immunoglobulin A, immunoglobulin D, immunoglobulin E, immunoglobulin G, and immunoglobulin M. Each immunoglobulin class differs in its...
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healthy child initiates the production of host immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin M (IgM), and immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies; IgG antibodies persist...
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characterized by having high levels of a circulating antibody, immunoglobulin M (IgM), which is made and secreted by the cells involved in the disease...
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increased levels of immunoglobulins in the blood serum. Five different hypergammaglobulinemias are caused by an excess of immunoglobulin M (IgM), and some types...
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CRM197-specific type 2 helper T cells, which allow for immunoglobulin type switching (to produce non-IgM immunoglobulin) and production of memory B cells. Among other...
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Militare, Italian national mapping agency Intersex genital mutilation Immunoglobulin M, an antibody This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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glycaemia Ig immunoglobulin IgA immunoglobulin A IgAV IgA vasculitis (formerly known as Henoch–Schönlein purpura) IgD immunoglobulin D IgE immunoglobulin E IGF...
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Hyper IgM syndrome type 1 (HIGM-1) is the X-linked variant of the hyper IgM syndrome. The affected individuals are virtually always male, because males...
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The immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) is a large protein superfamily of cell surface and soluble proteins that are involved in the recognition, binding...
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total levels of antibodies isotypes or classes: Immunoglobulin M, Immunoglobulin G, and Immunoglobulin A. It is important in quantification of free light...
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Boehm, T; Plebani, A; Quinti, I; Carsetti, R (Apr 7, 2003). "Human immunoglobulin M memory B cells controlling Streptococcus pneumoniae infections are...
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