| Descriptor English: | Immunoglobulin M | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Inmunoglobulina M 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Imunoglobulina M | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Immunoglobuline M | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 19S Gamma Globulin Antibody, IgM Gamma Globulin, 19S IgM IgM Antibody IgM1 IgM2 | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D12.776.124.486.485.114.619.574 D12.776.124.790.651.114.619.574 D12.776.377.715.548.114.619.574 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007075 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. | ||||||
| Annotation: | /defic = IMMUNOGLOBULIN M /defic + DYSGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN M with PARAPROTEINEMIAS but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA, follow text | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AD                                                            administration & dosage AE adverse effects AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification DE drug effects DF deficiency EC economics GE genetics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PO poisoning RE radiation effects TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UL ultrastructure UR urine | ||||||
| Pharm Action: | Immunologic Factors | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | Immunoglobulins (1970) | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 2002; see IgM 1973-2001; for GAMMA GLOBULIN, 19S see GAMMA GLOBULIN, 19S 1965-1981 | ||||||
| History Note: | 2002(1973) | ||||||
| Related: | Immunoglobulin J-Chains
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| DeCS ID: | 22207 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D007075 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1973/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/14 | 
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                        Immunoglobulin M                                            
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                        IgM2                                            
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                        IgM1                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0011019 | 
| Scope note | A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. | 
| Preferred term | Immunoglobulin M | 
| Entry term(s) | 19S Gamma Globulin Antibody, IgM Gamma Globulin, 19S IgM IgM Antibody | 
| Concept UI | M0011021 | 
| Scope note | A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. | 
| Scope note | A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. | 
| Preferred term | IgM2 | 
| Concept UI | M0011020 | 
| Scope note | A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. | 
| Scope note | A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. | 
| Preferred term | IgM1 | 
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