IMMUNOGLOBULIN IgM
Types
- Immunoglobulins are formed by plasma cells as a humoral immune response to contact of the immune system with antigens. The first time a person is infected or exposed to a foreign substance, the immune system recognizes the micro organism and stimulates plasma cells to produce specific immunoglobulin called antibodies that bind to and neutra...
Description
- 0.4-2.3 g/l
When to get Tested
- When a person has symptoms of immunoglobulin deficiency such as recurrent infections, especially of the respiratory tract or digestive system and/or chronic diarrhoea
- When a person has signs of chronic inflammation or chronic infection
Elevated Level
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Lymphosarcoma
- Macroglobulinemia
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Decreased Level
- Agammaglobulinemia
- Amyloidosis
- Leukemia
