Serum free light chain analysis in the diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma and related conditions

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-66

  Graziani, Maria Stella ^a   Merlini, Giampaolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bence Jones protein; Monoclonal gammopathies; Oligosecretory myeloma; Screening; Urinalysis

Indexed keywords

AMYLOIDOSIS; ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LGIHT CHAIN AMYLOIDOSIS; MEASUREMENT; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASMACYTOMA; POEMS SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM FREE LIGHT CHAIN ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMACYTOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893070476     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2014.864557     Document Type: Review

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