Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2010;10(4):278-280. Our study has several limitations. Clinical information on the patients studied was incomplete, in part because half of the serum specimens came from ...
Monoclonal Gammopathies (MG) are characterized by chromosomal aberration of B-cells or plasma cells resulting in benign or malignant proliferation of the affected clone. The product of such clone, a ...
Current guidelines by the International Myeloma Working Group and College of American Pathologists recommend performing serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and serum free light chain (sFLC) testing ...
A series of tests physicians routinely order to help diagnose and follow their patients with an elevated antibody level that is a marker for cancer risk, often do not benefit the patient but do ...
Comparison of serum IFE with serum FLC in a large primary care and tertiary referral hospital showed that 50.7% of subjects with an M-protein demonstrated by IFE had normal κ/λ ratios. These findings ...