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Cryoglobulins are cold-insoluble immunoglobulins which reversibly precipitate at temperatures below 37°C, giving rise to high molecular weight aggregates. On the basis of their immunochemical characteristics cryoglobulins can be classified into Type I, which are composed of isolated monoclonal immunoglobulins; Type II, which are accounted for by mixed cryoglobulins with a monoclonal component (usually a monoclonal IgM rheumatoid factor and polyclonal IgG); and Type III, consisting of mixed polyclonal cryoglobulins [3, 7].
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Dammacco, F., Gallo, G. (1986). Fibronectin is a regular component of single-type and mixed cryoglobulins. In: Ponticelli, C., Minetti, L., D’Amico, G. (eds) Antiglobulins, cryoglobulins and glomerulonephritis. Developments in Nephrology, vol 16. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4289-9_12
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