- monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
- (MGUS) benign monoclonal g.
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monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
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Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance — Classification and external resources Schematic representation of a normal protein electrophoresis gel. A small spike would be present in the gamma (γ) band in MGUS ICD 1 … Wikipedia
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance — MGUS. A benign condition in which there is a high level of a protein called M protein in the blood. Patients with MGUS are at an increased risk of developing cancer. Also called MGUS … English dictionary of cancer terms
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benign monoclonal gammopathy — the presence of a serum M component without signs or symptoms of multiple myeloma, Waldenstrцm macroglobulinemia, or other plasma cell neoplasms; it occurs in about 3 per cent of the population over age 70. A few patients eventually develop a… … Medical dictionary
gammopathy — A primary disturbance in immunoglobulin synthesis. benign monoclonal g. SYN: monoclonal g. of undetermined significance. biclonal g. a g. in which the serum contains two distinct monoclonal immunoglobulins … Medical dictionary
MGUS — Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. A benign condition in which there is a high level of a protein called M protein in the blood. Patients with MGUS are at an increased risk of developing cancer. Also called monoclonal gammopathy… … English dictionary of cancer terms
MGUS — Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Undetermined Significance (Medical » Physiology) * Monoclonal Gammopathy Of Unknown Significance (Medical » Human Genome) * Monoklonale Gammopathien Unbestimmter Signifikanz (Medical » Oncology) … Abbreviations dictionary
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MGUS — Abbreviation for monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance. * * * monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance * * * monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance; see benign monoclonal gammopathy, under gammopathy … Medical dictionary
Paraprotein — Serum protein electrophoresis showing a paraprotein (peak in the gamma zone) in a patient with multiple myeloma. A paraprotein is an immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin light chain that is produced in excess by the clonal proliferation of plasma… … Wikipedia
