Myeloma protein
id:
myeloma-protein-163-18912562
title:
Myeloma protein
text:
A myeloma protein is an abnormal antibody (immunoglobulin) or a fragment thereof, such as an immunoglobulin light chain, that is produced in excess by an abnormal monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells, typically in multiple myeloma or Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Other terms for such a protein are monoclonal protein, M protein, M component, M spike, spike protein, or paraprotein. This proliferation of the myeloma protein has several deleterious effects on the body, incl
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Abnormal immunoglobulin fragment
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myeloma_protein
date created:
2007-11-07T15:49:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T17:17:19Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
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