The clinical spectrum of IgM monoclonal gammopathy: a single center retrospective study of 377 patients

Highlights • IgM monoclonal gammopathy contains a broad spectrum of diseases. • Levels of serum IgM can be used as one parameter for differential diagnosis. • Type of light chain can be used to help differential diagnosis among IgM monoclonal gammopathy. • The relationship between MGUS and some auto...

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Published in:Leukemia research 2016-07, Vol.46, p.85-88
Main Authors: Cao, Xin-xin, Meng, Qi, Mao, Yue-ying, Su, Wei, Zhen, Jun-feng, Shen, Kai-ni, Zhang, Chun-lan, Huang, Xu-fei, Duan, Ming-hui, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Tie-nan, Cai, Hua-cong, Chen, Miao, Zhou, Dao-bin, Li, Jian
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrophoresis
Female
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
IgM monoclonal gammopathy
Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains - analysis
Immunoglobulin M - blood
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Male
Middle Aged
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Paraproteinemias - diagnosis
Retrospective Studies
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • IgM monoclonal gammopathy contains a broad spectrum of diseases. • Levels of serum IgM can be used as one parameter for differential diagnosis. • Type of light chain can be used to help differential diagnosis among IgM monoclonal gammopathy. • The relationship between MGUS and some autoimmune diseases requires further investigation.
ISSN:0145-2126
1873-5835
DOI:10.1016/j.leukres.2016.05.002