Increased circulating IgG1 concentration

What it means

An abnormally increased concentration of the IgG1 subtype in the blood circulation.

Antibody responses to soluble protein antigens and membrane proteins primarily induce IgG1, but are accompanied with lower levels of the other subclasses, mostly IgG3 and IgG4. Because IgG1 is normally the most abundant subclass, a lack of IgG1 seen in a variety of primary and secondary antibody deficiencies, can result in decreased total IgG levels (hypogammaglobulinemia). IgG1 deficiencies, sometimes in combination with other IgG subclass deficiencies, are associated with recurrent infections.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

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