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Journal Article
Are there any clinical indications for measuring IgG subclasses?
2002
Overview
It is questionable as to whether a low serum concentration of one of the IgG subclasses identifies a disease state. A low IgG1 concentration is found in primary or secondary immunodeficiency states but does not occur in isolation. Low IgG2 concentration is associated with an increased risk of bacterial infections but only in some individuals and not in others. Isolated IgG3 and IgG4 deficiency have not been convincingly demonstrated. Therefore, the isolated finding of low concentrations of one or more IgG subclass does not identify individuals at risk. In contrast, the finding of low serum concentrations of antibodies to specific bacterial antigens (Haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococcus, tetanus and diphtheria) does identify individuals at risk and these measurements should be used in preference to IgG subclass measurement.
Publisher
SAGE Publications,Royal Society of Medicine Press,Sage Publications Ltd
Subject
Antibodies, Bacterial - analysis
/ Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
/ Biological and medical sciences
/ Clinical Laboratory Techniques
/ Humans
/ Immunoglobulin G - classification
/ Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
/ Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
