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Immunoglobulin M

Aka: Immunoglobulin M, IgM Immunoglobulin, Gamma Globulin M, IgM
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  1. Normal
    1. Range: 45-150 mg/dl
    2. Varies by age
  2. Increased
    1. Liver disease
      1. Primary biliary Cirrhosis
      2. Early hepatitis
    2. Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
    3. Infection
      1. Brucellosis
      2. Malaria
      3. Trypanosomiasis
      4. Toxoplasmosis
  3. Decreased
    1. Hypo-IgM
    2. Protein-losing Enteropathy

Immunoglobulin M (C0020861)

Definition (NCI) The major immunoglobulin secreted during a primary immune response. IgM binds with low affinity but high avidity (multiple binding sites) because it not only occurs as monomers but also as pentamers and hexamers.
Definition (CSP) pentameric immunoglobulin largely confined to the intravascular pool and the predominant early antibody frequently seen in the immune response to antigenically complex infectious organisms.
Definition (MSH) A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally being called a macroglobulin.
Concepts Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein (T116) , Immunologic Factor (T129)
MSH D007075
SnomedCT 143329009, 74889000, 165941002
English 19S Gamma Globulin, Gamma Globulin, 19S, IgM, immunoglobulin M, Immunoglobulin IgM, NOS, Immunoglobulin M, Immune Globulin,Mu (IgM), Immunoglobulin M (procedure), Immunoglobulin M [Chemical/Ingredient], immunoglobulin m (IgM), immunoglobulin m, Immunoglobulin IgM, IgM - Immunoglobulin M, Immunoglobulin IgM (substance)
Swedish Immunglobulin M
Czech IgM, imunoglobulin M
Spanish IgM, Immunoglobulin M, inmunoglobulina IgM (sustancia), inmunoglobulina IgM, Inmunoglobulina M, Inmunoglobulinas M, gammaglobulina 19S
Finnish Immunoglobuliini M
Russian IMMUNOGLOBULIN M, GAMMA-GLOBULIN, 19S, ГАММА-ГЛОБУЛИН, 19S, ИММУНОГЛОБУЛИН M
Italian Gamma globulina 19S, IgM, Immunoglobulina M
German GAMMAGLOBULIN 19S, 19S-Gammaglobulin, IgM, Immunglobulin M
French Gamma-globuline 19S, Globuline gamma 19S, Gammaglobuline 19S, IgM, Immunoglobuline M
Croatian IMUNOGLOBULIN M
Polish IgM, Gamma globulina 19S, Immunoglobulina M
Japanese 免疫グロブリンM, 19Sガンマグロブリン
Portuguese gama Globulina 19S, IgM, Imunoglobulina M, Imunoglobulinas M
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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