Sharply increased serum free light-chain concentrations after treatment for multiple myeloma

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-18

  Murata, Kazunori ^a   Clark, Raynell J ^a   Lockington, Karen S ^a   Tostrud, Linda J ^a   Greipp, Philip R ^a   Katzmann, Jerry A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BENCE JONES PROTEIN; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; LENALIDOMIDE; M PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE PAIN; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART PALPITATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMERUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PLASMA CELL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA;

EID: 73449091890     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2009.133041     Document Type: Article

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