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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3A
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
IgG subclasses differ from one another both immunochemically and functionally. An isolated absence of a certain specific subclass may or may not be associated with disease. However, an absence of serum IgG4 as measured by a sensitive radioimmunoassay is usually, if not always, associated with severe recurrent pyogenic infections, usually of the respiratory tract. IgG2 and IgG4 deficiencies tends to occur together, often in association with deficiencies of immunoglobulin A (IgA) and/or immunoglobulin E (IgE). The properties of IgG1 are similar to those of IgG3 and those of IgG2 appear to resemble those of IgG4 in certain respects. Specific combined deficiencies tend to be associated with certain diseases. Some patients with deficiency of an immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass appear able to compensate and to avoid clinical disease whereas others are not. Overlap zones exist in the lower ranges of serum concentrations in which both healthy and immunoincompetent subjects are found. It is important to consider the concentration of each IgG subclass present in a gamma globulin preparation or in plasma used for replacement therapy. If specific antibody deficiencies exist, it may be critical that the preparation used for replacement contains goodly amounts of the missing antibodies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
76
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Ataxia Telangiectasia, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Bacterial Infections, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Child, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Desensitization, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Diphtheria Toxoid, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Dysgammaglobulinemia, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Female, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Hypersensitivity, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-IgA Deficiency, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-IgG Deficiency, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Infectious Mononucleosis, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Male, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Polysaccharides, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Receptors, Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:6369973-Tetanus Toxoid
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Significance of immunoglobulin G subclasses.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't