monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significanceBackground: Two patients were admitted to Mie Prefectural General Medical Center and diagnosed as chronic hepatitis C complicated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Methods: The MGUS class were immunoglobulin (Ig)G. The hepatitis...
B-307 Comparative studies on serum quantitative immunoglobulin assay and serum protein electrophoresis for the diagnosis of multiple myeloma BACKGROUND. Various clinical laboratory tests are valuable in enhancing the diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy. The nephelometric-based serum quantitative ... S Shrestha...
Although a potential gammopathy is usually polyclonal, it may also appear oligo- or monoclonal, especially in dogs coinfected by other vector-borne pathogens. When lesions are accessible to fine-needle aspiration (lymphoadenomegaly, nodular lesions, joint swelling), cytology is strongly advised, as ...
PCDs include monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), multiple myeloma (MM), Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM), primary amyloidosis (AL), plasmacytoma, light chain deposition disease (LCDD) and POEMS syndrome. Screening for gammopathy is usually ...
monoclonal B lymphocytesmyelomanonmyelomatous monoclonal gammopathysurface immunoglobulinPeripheral blood lymphocytes of 16 patients with secretory type of multiple myeloma and 5 with nonmyelomatous monoclonal gammopathy were investigated for the surface immunoglobulins on the cell by immunofluorescence. A low ...
Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS)Screening panelsBackground: Screening for monoclonal immunoglobulin (MIg) is critical in patients with kidney disease.Koo, Eun HeeShin, Jung-hoJang, Hye RyounPark, Hyung-DooKwon, Gee-YoungHuh, WooseongKim, Dae JoongKim, Yoon-GooOh, Ha YoungLee,...
Correct diagnosis is essential as potentially harmful conditions, such as monoclonal gammopathy, can be diagnosed from the exam. This study proposes two methods based on a Machine Learning (ML) model for classifying immunofixation exams. The methods use a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and a ...
To the Editor: In their recent Grand Rounds, Dr Landgren and Mr Waxman note that of patients older than 50 years, 3.2% of white patients have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), while the prevalence for African American and obese individuals is roughly twice diat.1 This ...