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Article: Immune defense and repair systems in biologic medicine: clinical relevance of biological response modifiers in autoimmunity diagnosis, treatment, tests and interpretation part 2.
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- Townsend Letter
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- November 1, 2009
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Editor's note: Written in 1987, this article is presented as a classic yet timely article for today's health professional. This is the second part of three parts in this series.
Clinical Tests of Immune Function and Response.
Various clinical tests are currently in use for assessing an individual's adverse response to environmental antigens. Antibody assays can be performed, most easily for immunoglobulin G (IgG). (44-46) This has the advantage of examining the immunologic memory of the person. Antibodies capable of inciting a delayed response can be of the IgA, IgM, or IgG class, as not all IgG antibodies induce symptomatic responses. (44-46)
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