Evaluation of the Screening Tests for the Diagnosis of Plasma Cell Neoplasm
Laboratory Medicine Online
; : 80-86, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-196725
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Plasma cell neoplasm is diagnosed by performing bone marrow examination, serum- and urine-protein electrophoresis, and quantification of free light chains of immunoglobulins. We characterized and quantified monoclonal proteins typical of different diagnosed conditions to determine the best screening test(s).METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed diagnosis of and the characteristics of monoclonal proteins from 113 patients with monoclonal gammopathy. Monoclonal proteins were detected by agarose-gel electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis, and if the results were ambiguous, they were confirmed by immunofixation electrophoresis. Free light chains were measured using nephelometry.RESULTS:
The concentrations of monoclonal proteins in 113 patients with different conditions were as follows multiple myeloma (MM) (67%), 2.66 (0.87-9.48) g/dL; monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) (26%), 0.62 (0.08-2.95) g/dL; lymphoma (3%), 3.65 (1.59-6.54) g/dL; Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (2%), 1.99 (1.08-2.90) g/dL; amyloidosis (2%), 0.61 g/dL; and POEMS syndrome (1%), 0.99 g/dL. There was a significant difference in the concentration and kappa/lambda ratio (which was based on the immunetype of the monoclonal proteins) of the monoclonal proteins in patients with MM and MGUS (P<0.001 and P=0.004, respectively). The diagnostic sensitivity of serum-protein electrophoresis, free-light-chain assay, and bone marrow analysis was 87.6%, 84.1%, and 84.5%, respectively. The sensitivity of a combination of 2 or 3 of these tests was higher at 100%.CONCLUSIONS:
A combination of protein electrophoresis with immunotyping and serum free-light-chain assay may be the best screening method for detecting monoclonal proteins since its non-invasiveness.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paraproteinemias
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Plasma
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Plasma Cells
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Bone Marrow
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Bone Marrow Examination
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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
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Immunoglobulins
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Proteins
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Mass Screening
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Retrospective Studies
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Laboratory Medicine Online
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article