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IgG-2-deficiency
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What you all do on this site is greatly appreciated.
I (27 years old, male) have a question and would be very delighted if someone knowleadgable could answer it. As a kid I was diagnosed with an IgG deficieny of the subset 2. My IgG count was mostly between 400 and 500 so that I received gammaglobulin infusions (sandoglobulin) for a few years but that was stopped about 15-18 (I don't know exactly) years ago as I seemed not to have as many infections as I did before, so since then I would consider my health pretty normal and am not sick too often, even though I have the occasional cold or influenza. Unfortunately, I cannot say whether I still have that IgG-2-deficiency. My medicinal records don't give me any clue as to that, because for my doctors and parents back then the only important thing was that my overall health seemed to be quite stable without the gaamaglobulin infusions.
I have now tested out to 12 weeks with EIA 1/2 (negative), but am unsure whether...
1.) I still have an asymptomatic IgG-2-deficiency (I don't know whether this is something that can "disappear" or cure itself at some point) and if yes, if...
2.) this could interfere with my HIV-tests (according to no adequate antibody reaction) so that my 12 week test is not conclusive?
Sorry for my english, but it is not my native language.
What you all do on this site is greatly appreciated.
I (27 years old, male) have a question and would be very delighted if someone knowleadgable could answer it. As a kid I was diagnosed with an IgG deficieny of the subset 2. My IgG count was mostly between 400 and 500 so that I received gammaglobulin infusions (sandoglobulin) for a few years but that was stopped about 15-18 (I don't know exactly) years ago as I seemed not to have as many infections as I did before, so since then I would consider my health pretty normal and am not sick too often, even though I have the occasional cold or influenza. Unfortunately, I cannot say whether I still have that IgG-2-deficiency. My medicinal records don't give me any clue as to that, because for my doctors and parents back then the only important thing was that my overall health seemed to be quite stable without the gaamaglobulin infusions.
I have now tested out to 12 weeks with EIA 1/2 (negative), but am unsure whether...
1.) I still have an asymptomatic IgG-2-deficiency (I don't know whether this is something that can "disappear" or cure itself at some point) and if yes, if...
2.) this could interfere with my HIV-tests (according to no adequate antibody reaction) so that my 12 week test is not conclusive?
Sorry for my english, but it is not my native language.
Oh?! I always thought,the problem with an immune deficiency is that it leads to weak immune reaction with fewer or no antibodies produced. So, even no need to test out longer than 12 weeks?
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