Free light chains, kappa (κ) lambda (λ), are produced by plasma cells and known to be an important marker in patients with Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis. The precursor condition to Multiple ...

All patients with multiple myeloma have had MGUS, so what is it? To learn about how multiple myeloma can develop, it’s important to first learn about a plasma cell disorder called monoclonal ...

Contrary to earlier studies, the not-entirely-rare condition known as monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) did not appear to raise risk for autoimmune disease when examined in the ...

A 55-year-old white man with a normal creatinine level had a rapid increase in serum creatinine concentration to 2.84 mg/dL. He had recently started taking lisinopril and was taking meloxicam.

In patients with symptomatic multiple myeloma, renal impairment leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication ...

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cell. Plasma cells are white blood cells that make antibodies that help to protect us from infections. However, the cells grow too much in myeloma, crowding ...

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