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Table 1 Cryoglobulin classification [3, 4]

From: Cryoglobulinemia: the “cold” problem in cardiac surgery, a single-center experience and a literature review

 

Type

Characteristic

Single type cryoglobulins (SC)

Type I

Monoclonal

IgM, IgG, rarely IgA

Mixed type cryoglobulins (MC)

Type II

Monoclonal

IgM(k) with rheumatoid factor activity

Type III

Policlonal

IgM–IgG immunocomplexes