Accuracy of serum IgM and IgA monoclonal protein measurements by densitometry

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 160-166

  Tseng, C Howard ^a   Chang, Chin Yung ^b,e   Liu, Kevin S ^c   Liu, Frank J ^b,d  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d St Mary's Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^e St Mary's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

IgA; IgM; M protein; Monoclonal gammopathy; Serum protein electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BROMOCRESOL GREEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; M PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL PROTEIN; PARAPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DILUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; DENSITOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MYELOMA PROTEINS; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038460027     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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