EVIDENCE FOR INDEPENDENCE OF HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS LEVELS

  • 1 January 1967
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 13  (5) , 483-+
Abstract
Rank correlation analysis of serum Ig[immunoglobulin]G, IgA and IgM values from a large group of subjects showed that in health the amount of one class of immunoglobulin present in an individual is largely independent of the amounts of the other classes. A similar analysis of several sets of data from the literature concerning immunoglobulin levels in disease showed that even with severe disturbances of the immunoglobulin system, the levels remained independent.