[The significance of anti-hepatitis A immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM) in the clinical diagnosis of viral hepatitis].
1985
Z Kosutić, and
P Macek, and
V Burek, and
D Palmović
UI
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D007075
Immunoglobulin M
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.
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the HEPATOVIRUS genus, HUMAN HEPATITIS A VIRUS. It can be transmitted through fecal contamination of food or water.