A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D007075
altLabel
IgM Antibody
Gamma Globulin, 19S
IgM1
IgM
Antibody, IgM
19S Gamma Globulin
IgM2
AN
/defic = IMMUNOGLOBULIN M /defic + DYSGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; gammopathy: coordinate IMMUNOGLOBULIN M with PARAPROTEINEMIAS but consider also HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA, follow text
AQL
AD AE AN BI BL CF CH CL DE DF EC GE HI IM IP ME PD PH PO RE TO TU UL UR
cui
C0020863
C0020861
C0020862
DC
1
definition
A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin.