1040. Immunoglobulin G (IgG, serum)
Description
Immunoglobulins G are glycoproteins that provide humoral protection of the body from recurrence of infection. An increase in them may indicate an infectious process or an immunoproliferative disease (myeloma), an autoimmune process (SLE, RA). The decrease in IgG can be congenital (in the presence of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome) and acquired (with AIDS, leukemia).
The test is used to assess humoral immunity, diagnose immunodeficiencies, and identify the causes of relapses of infectious diseases.
In the complex, a test for IgE, IgA, IgM, CEC, C-reactive protein is prescribed.
When and who needs the test?
- examination of children and adults prone to frequent recurrent respiratory, intestinal and / or urogenital infections;
- monitoring the treatment of multiple myeloma IgG-type;
- examination of patients with autoimmune pathology;
- a comprehensive study of the state of the immune system;
- neoplasm of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue;
- monitoring of patients with immunodeficiency;
- control of immunoglobulin therapy.
Biological material
- Venous blood
Preparing for a blood test
In order to exclude factors that may affect the test results, we recommend to follow the preparation rules:
- an important condition for laboratory tests is to take blood on an empty stomach.
- 6-12 hours before the test, you should avoid eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, and limit physical activity. Drinking...
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