Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is the major serum immunoglobulin, accounting for roughly 75% of all immunoglobulin. IgG is the only class of immunoglobulin that crosses the placenta and it serves as the main immunologic barrier between the fetus and external environments. There has not been a clear consensus on what the normal values of IgG are throughout pregnancy. The aim of this study is to measure serum immunoglobulin G in each trimester of the pregnant female to determine a normal IgG profile throughout all trimesters in normal pregnancy.
Authors: Jena Taylor, Jona Conklin, Stephen K. Hunter, Ryan Empey, Eric M. Tyler, Ashley Christensen, Katelyn M. Talcott, Zuhair K Ballas, Donna A. Santillan, Mark K. Santillan
Institutions: University of Iowa, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W82291440