Nature

IgM antibodies against malondialdehyde and phosphorylcholine in different systemic rheumatic diseases

IgM antibodies against phosphorylcholine (anti-PC) and malondialdehyde (anti-MDA) may have protective properties in cardiovascular and rheumatic diseases. We here compare these antibodies in systemic ...
Nature

Anti-cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin M titer for congenital infection in first-trimester pregnancy with primary infection: a multicenter prospective cohort study

We evaluated cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) titer in pregnant women with primary infection as a predictive factor for congenital infection. Maternal CMV antibody screening during the ...
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SARS-CoV-2-specific IgM / IgG responses accurately predict COVID-19 outcome

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and rapidly progressed into a devastating pandemic affecting ...
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Antibodies and inflammatory markers may help identify COVID-19 cases and predict severity

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused over 2.15 million deaths, among over a hundred million documented cases of infection with the causative agent, the severe acute respiratory ...
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Clinical Presentation and Gene Expression Profiling of Immunoglobulin M Multiple Myeloma Compared With Other Myeloma Subtypes and Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a clonal bone marrow disease characterized by the neoplastic transformation of differentiated postgerminal B cells. It is a heterogeneous disease both at the genetic level and ...