Open AccessQuantitation of Serum Free Light Chains in Combination with Protein Electrophoresis and Clinical Information for Diagnosing Multiple Myeloma in a General Hospital Population
Author(s) -
Armin P. Piehler,
Nina Gulbrandsen,
Peter Kierulf,
Petter Urdal
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2008.106153
Subject(s) - medicine , multiple myeloma , serum protein electrophoresis , monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance , gastroenterology , immunofixation , waldenstrom macroglobulinemia , population , al amyloidosis , bence jones protein , plasmacytoma , immunoglobulin light chain , monoclonal , antibody , immunology , monoclonal antibody , lymphoma , environmental health
Serum free light chain (SFLC) measurements have recently come into use as an aid for diagnosing monoclonal gammopathy. We evaluated SFLC measurements in combination with serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) and clinical information for diagnosing multiple myeloma (MM) in a hospital population.
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