Immunoglobulins

Immunoglobulins

Immunoglobulin names are abbreviated as Ig, followed by a letter to show the class and an arabic numeral for subclass:

IgA     IgE     IgG     IgM     IgG1     IgA2

A number of immunoglobulin fractions are prepared from human plasma and used for treatment of a variety of human conditions. Use lower case for the names, and abbreviate using initial capitals followed by Ig (no space):

intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)
subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg)
normal human immunoglobulin (NHIg)

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