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IgA is mainly found in the mucosal part of the body like the urogenital tract, respiratory tract, gut, saliva and tears and protects against pathogens.
IgA has two isotypes IgA1 and IgA2.
Both IgA1 and IgA2 are glycosylated proteins whereas IgA1 is found in the serum called IgA and IgA2 is mainly found in secretions called secretory IgA2.
IgA has a protective effect and plays a very important role in the inflammatory process and hypersensitive response in several kinds of infections (bacterial, viral infection) that mainly occur in the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urogenital tract.
IgA is mainly present in the blood, saliva and gastric juices and protects the mucosal part of the body.
IgA test is usually done to measure the amount of IgA antibodies in the blood.
The mean value of IgA- 81-211mg/100 in the males
And 90-206mg/100ml in females.
IgA test is usually done to measure the amount of IgA antibodies in the blood and is also done in suspected autoimmune disorders and cancers. Though it is not a confirmatory diagnostic test.
If you are suffering from a recurrent infection of the sinus, stomach, intestine or lungs you may need to get the IgA level checked.
It can also be advised in several conditions like:
Higher levels of IgA indicate:
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