IgA & IgA subclass 1 & IgA subclass 2 panel:-:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn: - CISMeF
IgA & IgA subclass 1 & IgA subclass 2 panel:-:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn:LOINC code
Preferred Label : IgA & IgA subclass 1 & IgA subclass 2 panel:-:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn:;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC display name : IgA, IgA1 and IgA2 panel;
LOINC long common name : IgA, IgA1 and IgA2 panel - Serum or Plasma;
LOINC short name : IgA IgA1 IgA2 Pnl SerPl;
LOINC description : This panel contains quantitative results for IgA and IgA subclasses 1 and 2 in serum.
IgA1 is the dominant subclass, accounting for over 80% of total serum IgA. IgA2 is
more concentrated in secretions and thought to be more functionally active than IgA1.
IgA testing may be performed for the diagnosis of abnormal protein metabolism, to
determine the cause of an immune deficiency due to an IgA deficiency, or to determine
the cause of an anaphylactic transfusion reaction. Such patients are found to have
no detectable levels of IgA or complete deficiency of one of the IgA subclasses. A
deficiency in one IgA subclass may result in a corresponding increase in the other
IgA subclass. When very high levels of either IgA subclass are reported, IgA myeloma
is suspected.;