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Fc glycans
Sugar structures on antibody Fc regions that tune receptor binding, complement behavior, inflammation, aging, and resolution
glycoimmunologyIgGFc receptorinflammaging
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Last reviewed 2026-05-17
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glycan
Systems Context
Fc glycans explain why antibody quantity and antigen specificity are not enough; the Fc sugar code changes the message.
Clinical Use
Most useful as longitudinal immune-state context rather than a stand-alone diagnostic result.
Aliases
Expressed By
Plasma cellsB cell antibody programs
Targets
Functions
Fc receptor tuningcomplement modulationinflammatory tone shapingresolution biasbiologic age signaling