A member asked:

My lab results show very low immunoglobulin a, i have symptoms of autoimmune disease. does the immunoglobulin play a role? how?

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Genetics: There's a statistical link between low / absent IgA and a proclivity to a couple of the autoimmune diseases. Here the knowledge stops. If you have no solid lab evidence to support a diagnosis of lupus, and you don't have physical findings for scleroderma, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, or autoimmune hepatitis, don't let anxiety over this trouble you.

Answered 6/27/2015

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