Short Name: icpSample required: SerumResult Time: 2 Days The direct Coombs’ test determines whether RBC-binding antibody (IgG) or complement (C3) is present on RBC membranes. It is primarily used to help determine if the cause of hemolytic anemia is due to antibodies attached to RBCs. Some people make antibodies directed against their own RBC antigens.
Read moreShort Name: IgMSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days IgM antibodies are the first to appear in the humoral response. They remain intravascular because they are too large to cross vessel walls. They appear soon after stimulation by an antigen. Assaying these antibodies is very often the key element in diagnosing acute infection. IgM levels DECREASE
Read moreShort Name: IgGSample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days IgG account for about 70% of all immunoglobulins and are found in both the intravascular and extravascular compartments where among other things they are responsible for neutralizing toxins. LOW levels may indicate hypogammaglobulinemia, either congenital or acquired due to protein leakage, viral infection, malignant hemopathy, a toxin,
Read moreShort Name: IGSample required: SerumResult Time: 10 Days This test is used to study patients with recurrent bacterial infections or allergy, and for the quantitation of IgG 1, IgG 2, IgG 3, IgG 4 and total IgG. See also below each IgG subclass separately: The IgG1 sub-class accounts for 40 to 80% of total IgG.
Read moreShort Name: IgESample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is one of the bodys five classes (isotypes) of immunoglobulins (antibodies). Like other immunoglobulins, IgE is produced by B cells and plasma cells. In contrast to other immunoglobulins, the concentration of IgE in the circulation is very low. Generally, adult IgE levels are achieved
Read moreShort Name: IgDSample required: SerumResult Time: 3 Days Membrane-bound antibodies found on B-lymphocytes. IgD accounts for only 0.3% of total circulating antibody and its exact role is poorly understood although it seems likely that IgD acts a cellular antigen receptor.
Read moreShort Name: IgASample required: SerumResult Time: 1 Days IgA antibodies are found in secretions where they play a central role in defense against external threats. REDUCED levels can be due to a common congenital deficiency (1/700 of the general population), secondary to certain disorders (IgG myeloma and lymphoma) or in response to certain drugs. HIGH
Read moreShort Name: IMMUSample required: SerumResult Time: 4 Days Proteins are important building blocks of all cells and tissues. They form the structural part of most organs and make up enzymes and hormones that regulate body functions. Body fluids contain many different proteins that serve diverse functions, such as transport of nutrients, removal of toxins, control
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