title: Serum immunoglobulin profile in normal Kashmiri adults.
abstract: Serum levels of the immunoglobulins IgG, IgA and IgM were estimated in 102 apparently healthy Kashmiri adults in the age group of 16-60 years, using single radial immunodiffusion method of Mancini et al. The mean serum levels of IgG, IgA and IgM were observed to be 1289.19 +/- 234.9, 216.18 +/- 50.70 and 118.97 +/- 41.88 respectively. No significant difference in the mean serum levels was observed between the two sexes as such, but IgM showed a significant increase in females in the age group of 16-30 years. IgA showed a significant increase with age, with no such increase in case of IgG and IgM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, S.M.H.S. Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mubarik
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012016:Reference Values; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M