Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Subclasses (Synonym: Gammaglobulin, IgG Subclasses, IgG Subgroups, IgG Subtypes, IgG 1, IgG 2, IgG 3, IgG 4, IgG1,2,3,4)

Test Includes:

Calgary, South Zones	Immunoglobulin G, IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4
Edmonton, Central, North Zones	IgG 1, IgG 2, IgG 3, IgG 4

Collection Alert:

Calgary Zone: A serum specimen is required for IgG Subclasses.

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB1001

Specimen Type:

Blood

Primary Container:

Calgary: GOLD SST and MINT LIHEP PST
Edmonton: GOLD SST

Alternate Containers:

Calgary: RST
Edmonton: MINT LIHEP PST

Minimum Collection Volume:

Calgary: 0.5 mL serum and 0.5 mL plasma
Edmonton: 1 mL serum or plasma

Test Resources:

General Laboratory Requisition – 21302 – write test name under “Additional Tests”

Calgary Zone: Acceptable Tests for Rapid Serum Tube (RST) Collection

Transportation:

For testing sent to Calgary	For testing sent to Edmonton
Transport at room temperature	Transport frozen

Testing Schedule:

Calgary: Weekly
Edmonton: Batched - performed within 2 weeks of receipt

Reference Interval:

Calgary
Subclass	Age	g/L
IgG1	All	3.82 – 9.29
IgG2		2.42 - 7.00
IgG3		0.22 - 1.76
IgG4		0.04 – 0.86

Edmonton
Subclass	Age	g/L
IgG1
	1 year or less	1.70 - 9.50
	2 - 3 years	2.90 - 10.65
	4 - 5 years	3.30 - 10.65
	6 - 7 years	2.25 - 11.00
	8 - 9 years	3.90 - 12.34
	10 – 11 years	3.80 - 14.20
	12 - 13 years	1.65 - 14.40
	14 - 17 years	1.55 - 10.20
	18 years or greater	4.56 - 8.93
IgG2
	1 year or less	0.22 - 4.40
	2 - 3 years	0.28 - 3.15
	4 - 5 years	0.56 - 3.45
	6 - 7 years	0.42 - 3.75
	8 - 9 years	0.61 - 4.30
	10 – 11 years	0.73 - 4.55
	12 - 13 years	0.71 - 4.60
	14 - 17 years	0.44 - 4.95
	18 years or greater	1.89 - 5.27
IgG3
	1 year or less	0.13 - 0.69
	2 - 3 years	0.04 - 0.70
	4 - 5 years	0.08 - 1.26
	6 - 7 years	0.09 - 1.07
	8 - 9 years	0.10 - 0.98
	10 – 11 years	0.16 - 0.94
	12 - 13 years	0.12 - 1.78
	14 - 17 years	0.08 - 2.09
	18 years or greater	0.17 - 1.00
IgG4
	1 year or less	Less than 1.3
	2 - 3 years	0.01 - 0.90
	4 - 5 years	0.02 - 1.16
	6 - 7 years	Less than 1.39
	8 - 9 years	0.01 - 0.94
	10 – 11 years	0.01 - 1.53
	12 - 13 years	0.02 - 1.42
	14 - 17 years	0.04 - 1.64
	18 years or greater	0.07 - 0.74

Testing Area:

Biochemistry

Performing Site:

Calgary: Diagnostic and Scientific Centre
Edmonton: University of Alberta Hospital

Additional Test Information:

This test is performed by Calgary Immunochemistry and Edmonton Special Chemistry

Last Updated On:

Monday, January 15, 2024