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IGM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the five major classes of immunoglobulins; involved in fighting blood infections and in triggering production of immunoglobulin G
Synonyms:
IgM; immunoglobulin M
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("IgM" is a kind of...):
Ig; immune gamma globulin; immune globulin; immune serum globulin; immunoglobulin (a class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response)
Context examples:
The determination of the amount of parvovirus B19 IgM antibody present in a sample.
(Parvovirus B19 IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
The heavy chain, IgM, of the immunoglobulin is defective.
(Multiple Myeloma-IgM (not Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia), NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of Hepatitis E virus IgM antibody present in a sample.
(Hepatitis E Virus IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine IgM monoclonal antibody against Fas antigen with antineoplastic property.
(Monoclonal Antibody 7C11, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutation of the gene is associated with immunodeficiency with hyper-IgM type 2.
(AICDA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of cytomegalovirus IgM antibody present in a sample.
(Cytomegalovirus IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the Beta-2 glycoprotein 1 IgM antibodies in a biological specimen.
(Beta-2 Glycoprotein 1 IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The determination of the amount of the cardiolipin IgM antibodies in a sample.
(Cardiolipin IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
A human IgM monoclonal antibody directed against disialoganglioside GD2 with potential immunomodulating activity.
(Anti-GD2 Monoclonal Antibody MORAb-028, NCI Thesaurus)
The determination of the amount of the Beta-2 glycoprotein 1 IgM antibodies in a sample.
(Beta-2 Glycoprotein 1 IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
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