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Does raised immunoglobulin m (igm) mean i have some disease?
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High IgM: This is typically normal if seen on any one spot check. If it is high repeatedly on two or more checks, a test called " immunofixation" should be ordered to be sure it is not coming from only one population of blood cells; rarely, this could be due to a monoclonal gammopathy (a pre-cancerous condition). Or even rarer, a blood cell cancer called multiple myeloma.
Answered 6/5/2019
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