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. 1992 Nov;90(2):199–203.

Herpesvirus serology, aberrant specific immunoglobulin G2 and G3 subclass patterns and Gm allotypes in individuals with low levels of IgG3.

A Linde 1, R Söderström 1, C I Smith 1, M Sällberg 1, H Dahl 1, R Grubb 1, J Björkander 1, L Hammarström 1
PMCID: PMC1554624  PMID: 1330389

Abstract

One objective of this study was to determine whether IgG3-deficient individuals have an increased frequency of reactivated herpesvirus infections. Serum titres to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpesvirus-6 were examined in 10 healthy and in 10 symptomatic persons with serum IgG3 < 0.1 g/l. Atypical titres were found in 16% of the IgG3-deficient individuals. Reactivations of these viruses thus do not seem common in IgG3 deficiency. Antigen-specific IgG responses were also determined. A lowered frequency of IgG3 to an EBV-derived peptide was found only in symptomatic, IgG3-deficient individuals. Levels of IgG2 to a bacterial polysaccharide were lowered in the same group, despite normal serum levels of total IgG2. A functional IgG2 deficiency may contribute to symptoms in IgG3 deficiency. The G3(g) allotype, known to be associated with low total IgG3, dominated in IgG3-deficient persons (13/17) independently of presence or absence of symptoms. A linkage of G3(g) to the G2(n) negative allotype, associated with low IgG2, was equally common irrespective of symptoms. G3(g) and absence of G2(n) seem to be one prerequisite for most of IgG3 deficiency combined with low specific IgG2.

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