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  2. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    A reference range is usually defined as the set of values 95 percent of the normal population falls within (that is, 95% prediction interval). [2] It is determined by collecting data from vast numbers of laboratory tests.

  3. Coombs test - Wikipedia

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    Each sample is incubated against a wide range of RBCs that together exhibit a full range of surface antigens (i.e. blood types). Cross matching; The indirect Coombs test is used to test a sample of the recipient's serum for antibodies against a sample of the blood donor's RBCs. This is sometimes called cross-matching blood.

  4. Common variable immunodeficiency - Wikipedia

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    Generally, people can be grouped as follows: no immunoglobulin production, immunoglobulin (Ig) M production only, or both normal IgM and IgG production. [23] Additionally, B cell numbers are also highly variable. 12% of people have no detectable B cells, 12% have reduced B cells, and 54% are within the normal range. [22]

  5. Globulin - Wikipedia

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    The normal ranges to check for the serum globulin would be about 2.0 to 3.5 grams per deciliter then for the immunoglobulins A, M, and G have different ranges. If there are abnormal results then there are different possibilities on what it could mean either there is an acute infection, long-term inflammatory diseases, or Waldenström ...

  6. IgG deficiency - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The main clinically relevant form of IgG deficiency is IgG 2. IgG 3 deficiency is not usually encountered without other concomitant immunoglobulin deficiencies, and IgG 4 deficiency is very common but usually asymptomatic. [3] IgG1 is present in the bloodstream at a percentage of about 60-70%, IgG2-20-30%, IgG3 about 5-8 %, and IgG4 1-3 %.

  7. Immunoglobulin G - Wikipedia

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    The water-accessible surface area of an IgG antibody. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is a type of antibody. Representing approximately 75% of serum antibodies in humans, IgG is the most common type of antibody found in blood circulation. [1] IgG molecules are created and released by plasma B cells. Each IgG antibody has two paratopes.

  8. Hypogammaglobulinemia - Wikipedia

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    Screening of immunoglobulin levels in relatives of CVID and IgA patients finds a familial inheritance rate of 10% to 20%. In cases where a carrier of such a mutation would like to have children, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been offered. [2] PGD is defined as the testing of pre-implantation stage embryos or oocytes for genetic ...

  9. Kleihauer–Betke test - Wikipedia

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    the size of a fetal red blood cell is 1.22 times that of an adult red blood cell; the KB stain is known to have a mean success rate of 92% in detecting fetal red blood cells; in a woman at or near term in her pregnancy, the mean volume of maternal red blood cells is approximately 1800 ml;