SMJ articles in the category "monoclonal gammopathy"

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Artifactual Laboratory Abnormalities in Patients with Paraproteinemia

Abstract:Paraproteinemia, most often as a result of monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS), is very common and its prevalence is expected to increase with the aging of the population. Paraproteins can be associated with a variety of laboratory abnormalities. These may occur as a result of the underlying disease process…

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GALOP Syndrome: Case Report with 7-year Follow-up

An elderly woman complaining of a gait disorder was found to have the GALOP syndrome (gait ataxia, late-onset polyneuropathy). She exhibited mild distal weakness and sensory loss in the legs, a positive Romberg, and an unsteady gait. Serum immunofixation disclosed a monoclonal IgM-κ protein. There was specific IgM binding to…

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