Abstract
Patients with suspected multiple myeloma should be investigated with screening tests. They may have a paraprotein in the serum, Bence-Jones protein in the urine, or both. If these proteins are detected by a protein electrophoretogram, the patient requires further investigation to distinguish multiple myeloma from monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance. Identifying the paraprotein isotype assists in the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, but bone marrow biopsy is needed to show the percentage of plasma cells in the marrow.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 92-94 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Australian Prescriber |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bence-Jones protein
- Monoclonal gammopathies
- Paraproteins