A 23-year-old pregnant female visits her primary care provider for her final prenatal checkup. The primary care provider determines that the fetus has developed an infection in utero. Which of the following would be increased in the fetus at birth?
a. IgG
b. IgA
c. IgM
d. IgD
ANS: C
IgM is synthesized early in neonatal life, and its synthesis may be increased as a response to in-fection in utero.
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