Total IgG. Prices, Reviews, Ratings
IgG – the primary blood isotope in humans, a component of humoral immunity.
IgG – the primary blood isotope in humans, a component of humoral immunity.
General Information
IgG immunoglobulins quantitatively dominate all immunoglobulin types. They emerge upon secondary antigen contact. In women, these isotopes penetrate the endothelium and placenta, conferring passive immunity to newborns.
In children, IgG is the primary defense for the first nine weeks of life.
Elevated levels occur with purulent infections, sarcoidosis, autoimmune diseases, chronic liver conditions, cystic fibrosis, parasitic infections, HIV, asymptomatic monoclonal gammopathy, multiple myeloma, and chronic granulomatosis.
IgG decreases with:
- Lymphoproliferative diseases;
- Splenectomy;
- Blood protein reduction in nephro- and enteropathies;
- Ionizing radiation exposure;
- Allergic disease development;
- Transient hypogammaglobulinemia or muscular dystrophy;
- Suspected HIV, Bruton’s disease, or Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.
Indications for Total IgG Testing
The test diagnoses disease and its stage. IgG presence indicates infection.
It’s conducted for:
- Various infectious pathologies;
- Myeloma;
- Otitis;
- Liver cirrhosis;
- Meningitis;
- Oncological diseases;
- HIV;
- Hepatitis;
- Diffuse diseases;
- Lupus.
How Total IgG Testing Is Performed
Venous blood is drawn on an empty stomach. Avoid heavy food and alcohol the day before, and limit physical exertion.
Processing Time for Total IgG Testing
Results are available the next day.
Prices and Clinics
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