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  2. Selective immunoglobulin A deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Selective immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency (SIgAD [1]) is a kind of immunodeficiency, a type of hypogammaglobulinemia. People with this deficiency lack immunoglobulin A (IgA), a type of antibody that protects against infections of the mucous membranes lining the mouth, airways, and digestive tract.

  3. Immunoglobulin A - Wikipedia

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    Decreased or absent IgA due to an inherited inability to produce IgA is termed selective IgA deficiency and can produce a clinically significant immunodeficiency. [ 20 ] Anti-IgA antibodies, sometimes present in individuals with low or absent IgA, can result in serious anaphylactic reactions when transfused with blood products that incidentally ...

  4. Dysgammaglobulinemia - Wikipedia

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    IgG deficiency - IgG deficiency is a lack of IgG in the absence of other immunoglobulin deficiencies. IgG levels of 300–600 mg/dL show a mild to moderate reduction of IgG while levels below 200 mg/dl are classified as a severe deficiency. [6] Those with IgG deficiency often get chronic or reoccurring pyogenic respiratory tract infections. [7]

  5. Immunodeficiency - Wikipedia

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    Humoral immune deficiency (including B cell deficiency or dysfunction), with signs or symptoms depending on the cause, but generally include signs of hypogammaglobulinemia (decrease of one or more types of antibodies) with presentations including repeated mild respiratory infections, and/or agammaglobulinemia (lack of all or most antibody production) which results in frequent severe infections ...

  6. Serum protein electrophoresis - Wikipedia

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    Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP or SPE) is a laboratory test that examines specific proteins in the blood called globulins. [1] The most common indications for a serum protein electrophoresis test are to diagnose or monitor multiple myeloma , a monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS), or further investigate a discrepancy ...

  7. Iga Światek Breaks Silence After Accepting 1 Month Ban for ...

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    The Polish tennis star said her doping test came back positive due to a contaminated batch of melatonin Iga Światek Breaks Silence After Accepting 1 Month Ban for Failed Doping Test: ‘I Want to ...

  8. Primary immunodeficiency - Wikipedia

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    The basic tests performed when an immunodeficiency is suspected should include a full blood count (including accurate lymphocyte and granulocyte counts) and immunoglobulin levels (the three most important types of antibodies: IgG, IgA and IgM). [6] [5] Other tests are performed depending on the suspected disorder: [5] [6]

  9. Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she ...

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    Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik Sinner. While Sinner, currently the No. 1 ranked man, was fully cleared ...