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I've had elevated igm's for a few years and fluctuating wbc and i'm anemic. doctors still can't tell me what's wrong. what does this mean?
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Not sure: How high were the igm levels? Igm is an immune protein that fights infections. It is good to have igm but if it is excessively high it could mean that the bone marrow is producing too many lymphocytes which could crowd out the red blood cell producing components. See a hematologist for a possible bone marrow aspirate/biopsy if you haven't already. What were your other IG levels?
Answered 1/12/2015
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