[RASMB] s value of IgM

[Arthur Rowe]

Greetings, RASMBers -

Does anyone have a reference to a hard estimate for the s(20,w)  value of
IgM - i.e. as found in normal plasma, not a Waldenström's macroglobulin, not
a monoclonal or a recombinant protein ?  So far, all I have found is an
obscure reference to a Japanese source (99% of which does not display on my
screen) which give 17.8 S. I am pretty sure that like '7S IgG' the 19S bit
of '19S IgM' is an established fiction, but surely someone must have
published something, sometime ?

All ideas gratefully received ! Thanks

Arthur

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Arthur J Rowe
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