IgG is_antigen_specific

2nd (Invited Participants) Challenge
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Looking at the 2020-2022 plasma_ab_titer.tsv data files, the 2020 and 2022 files often have is_antigen_specific=True for IgG data, but the 2021 file has is_antigen_specific=False. Why is that, and what does it mean?

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Hi @taleinav ,

I’ve verified that the IgG data across all three datasets (2020, 2021, and 2022) have the attribute is_antigen_specific=True. This indicates IgG levels were measured against a specific antigen.

For the 2020 dataset concerning IgE entries, the attribute is set to is_antigen_specific=False, indicating that we measured total IgE.

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Thanks,
Pramod