Encyclopedia: Paraprotein
A paraprotein is an abnormal protein in the urine or blood, most often associated with benign MGUS , where they remain "silent", and multiple myeloma. An excess in the blood is known as paraproteinemia. These are immunoglobulins or immunoglobulin light-chains that are produced by the clonal proliferation of plasma cells. Paraproteins form a narrow band, or 'spike' in protein electrophoresis as they are all exactly the same protein. Monoclonal free...
Yahoo! Answers
More than one paraprotein band may be seen due to dimerization in IgA?
Is it true that more than one paraprotein band may be seen due to dimerisation...
Is it true that more than one paraprotein band may be seen due to dimerisation...
Not that I have seen this assume clinical importance in my own practice, but if IgA monomers (singles if you will) are placed in a sample with IgA dimers (doubles),...
Asked by valer16 - 8 months ago
What is a paraprotein?
In reference to a multiple myeloma diagnosis.
In reference to a multiple myeloma diagnosis.
paraprotein is an immunogloblin that is produced by a clone of neoplastic cells which are multupling at an abnormal rate(eg myeloma protien).
Asked by maltmix - 7 months ago
Related in the Kosmos
[?]
Immune System
Hematology
Health
Medicine
Biology
Disease (9)
Molecular Biology
Science
Immunology
Physiology