Novel extended reference range for serum κ/λ free light chain ratio in diagnosing monoclonal gammopathies in renal insufficient patients

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 1202-1203

  Diamantidis, Michael D ^a   Ioannidou Papagiannaki, Elizabeth ^a   Ntaios, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Monoclonal B cell disorder; Renal insufficiency; Serum free light chain ratio; Serum immunofixation electrophoresis; Urine immunofixation electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN;

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; REFERENCE VALUES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349273274     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.04.002     Document Type: Letter

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