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18728377

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of multiple myeloma showing marked differences in serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels between serum protein electrophoresis and turbidimetry. A 47-yr old man was admitted to our hospital due to severe back pain and diagnosed as having IgG-kappa type multiple myeloma. Serum protein level was 14.4 g/dL at the time of diagnosis. Serum IgG level was 8.5 g/dL by serum protein electrophoresis, but 11.6 g/dL by turbidimetry. The patient's clinical conditions had improved after receiving VAD (vincristine, adriamycin, dexamethasone) and VTD (vincristine, thalidomide, dexamethasone) chemotherapy and there were no differences in IgG levels between electrophoresis and turbidimetry when serum IgG levels were less than 3.0 g/dL. According to this, we considered that both protein electrophoresis and turbidimetry should be needed to quantify serum immunoglobulins for diagnosis and follow-up of the patients with monoclonal gammopathy.
pubmed:language
kor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1598-6535
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
282-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of multiple myeloma showing marked differences in serum IgG levels between protein electrophoresis and turbidimetry].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. jwshin@hosp.sch.ac.kr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports