Monoclonal gammopathy
Excess myeloma protein or monoclonal gamma globulin in the blood / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monoclonal gammopathy, also known as paraproteinemia, is the presence of excessive amounts of myeloma protein or monoclonal gamma globulin in the blood. It is usually due to an underlying immunoproliferative disorder or hematologic neoplasms, especially multiple myeloma. It is sometimes considered equivalent to plasma cell dyscrasia. The most common form of the disease is monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
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Monoclonal gammopathy | |
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Other names | paraproteinemia |
Serum protein electrophoresis shows gamma spike, or peak | |
Specialty | Oncology |
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