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Immunofixation fixes certain proteins into place with antibodies and then washes away the others before staining them. On a computer screen, these proteins form a pattern of bands. Peaks and valleys in the bands may mean that you may be making too many or too few of certain proteins.
I noticed something odd on my immunoglobins lab testing. My IgM level is <16 md/dL, the normal range is 40-230 mg/dL. IgA is 248 mg/dL where the normal range is listed as 70-400 mg/dL and IgG is 940 mg/dL where the normal range is listed as 700-1600 mg/dL. Why would IgM be so low while IgA and IgM are at levels they should be? Looking at past results the IgM level has been in the 20-30 mg/dL range for some time, but has slowly been getting lower over the last year. I have IgG kappa myeloma. I have a positive immunofixation and 5% clonal plasma cells from my last bone marrow aspiration three months ago.