Plasma cell myeloma, characterized by clonally aberrant plasma cells that produce abnormal monoclonal Igs, is the most common indication for autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation ...

The rate of MGUS among hospitalized patients over 50 was twice as high as that of the same age group in the general population. Higher rates of MGUS were prevalent among patients who had elevated ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is one of the most common premalignant plasma cell disorders. It is a precursor for multiple myeloma and other related malignancies. Patients ...

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 ...

Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2010;10(4):278-280. Our study has several limitations. Clinical information on the patients studied was incomplete, in part because half of the serum specimens came from ...

This transcript has been edited for clarity. Joseph Mikhael, MD: Hello. My name is Dr Joseph Mikhael, and welcome to Medscape InDiscussion: Multiple Myeloma. Today we're talking about screening for ...

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 46-year-old man was found to have slightly elevated levels of serum globulins at a routine check-up. Serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation showed that the level of monoclonal IgG kappa ...

Kyle RA, Therneau TM, Rajkumar SV, Offord JR, Larson DR, Plevak MF, et al. A long-term study of prognosis in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. N Engl J Med 2002; 346:564-9.

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is an abnormal finding of a blood test. It means there’s a specific protein present in your blood and is an early sign of certain types of a ...

GLP-1RA use was associate with lower risks for cardiovascular events among patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and type 2 diabetes. Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor ...

We used the data from the VA Corporate Data Warehouse, which comprises data from 20 million unique individuals. SPEP reports were collected from July to December 2015 at 5 Veterans Affairs Medical ...