Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance was diagnosed in 213 Mayo Clinic patients from 1960 to 1994 who were residents of 11 counties in southeastern Minnesota.2,6 Fifty-eight percent of ...

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a premalignant plasma-cell disorder present in approximately 5% of the general population over the age of 50 years. MGUS is characterized ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: In September 2016, I was diagnosed with IgM MGUS. Repeat ...

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 ...

MYD88 is an adaptor molecule that has an important role in modulating Toll-like receptor and interleukin-1 receptor signaling through interactions with interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 ...

Response Assessment of Aggressive Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by Integrated International Workshop Criteria and Fluorine-18–Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography We evaluated 217 patients with ...

Multiple myeloma is a spectrum of plasma cell disorders, which are divided into three categories: Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In September 2016, I was diagnosed with IgM MGUS. Repeat bloodwork in November 2017 revealed both IgA and IgM MGUS. I have no measurable M protein. I have had no fatigue, bone pain or ...

Lumbar puncture and sural nerve biopsy were planned but could not be completed before the patient died. Serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP) and urine protein electrophoresis (UPEP) immunofixation ...

Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with lymphoma: Who should receive prophylaxis? Background: Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a distinct B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by ...

Dear D.D.: Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance — MGUS — is a precursor condition to multiple myeloma. It is of “uncertain significance” because not everyone will progress to myeloma, a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In September 2016, I was diagnosed with IgM MGUS. Repeat bloodwork in November 2017 revealed both IgA and IgM MGUS. I have no measurable M protein. I have had no fatigue, bone pain or ...