The Gamma Globulins

Abstract
SINCE the last review of the gamma globulins appeared in the Journal eight years ago,1 2 3 4 a great deal of new knowledge on the structure and function of the immunoglobulins has accumulated. Much of this basic information has come from a study of the myelomatous diseases and the antibody-deficiency syndromes, as well as from the experimental laboratory. It is the purpose of the present review to survey these recent advances and their significance for clinical medicine. This discussion will mainly be restricted to the human gamma globulins, and will be divided into four parts. The first will deal with the structure . . .