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A 37-year-old female asked:
immunoglobulin g is high but a and m are within normal range and google says chronic infection like hiv what else could this mean. ?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 49 years experience
How high?: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, it would have helped had you provided actual results. Talk to your doctor about getting a protein electrophoresis test.
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