Blood online
Home About Blood Authors Subscriptions Permission Advertising Public Access contact us
 

 
Advanced
Current Issue
First Edition
Future Articles
Archives
Submit to Blood
Search
American Society of Hematology
Meeting Abstracts
Email Alerts
This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Right arrow Rights and Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Drayson, M.
Right arrow Articles by Bradwell, A. R.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Drayson, M.
Right arrow Articles by Bradwell, A. R.
Related Collections
Right arrow Neoplasia
Right arrow Brief Reports
Social Bookmarking
 Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

arrow to previous article Previous Article  |  Table of Contents  |  Next Article next article arrow

Blood, 1 May 2001, Vol. 97, No. 9, pp. 2900-2902

BRIEF REPORT

Serum free light-chain measurements for identifying and monitoring patients with nonsecretory multiple myeloma

Mark Drayson, Lian X. Tang, Roger Drew, Graham P. Mead, Hugh Carr-Smith, and Arthur R. Bradwell

From the Department of Immunology, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, and The Binding Site, Birmingham, England.


    Abstract
Top
Abstract
Introduction
Study design
Results and discussion
References

Using sensitive, automated immunoassays, increased concentrations of either kappa  or lambda  free light chains (and abnormal kappa /lambda ratios) were detected in the sera of 19 of 28 patients with nonsecretory multiple myeloma. Four other patients had suppression of one or both light chains, and the remaining 5 sera had normal or raised free light-chain concentrations with substantially normal kappa /lambda ratios. Six of the patients with an elevated single free light chain, who were studied during follow-up, had changes in disease activity that were reflected by the changes in free light-chain concentrations. It is concluded that quantification of free light chains in serum should prove useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of many patients with nonsecretory myeloma. (Blood. 2001;97:2900-2902)

© 2001 by The American Society of Hematology.

    Introduction
Top
Abstract
Introduction
Study design
Results and discussion
References

Nonsecretory multiple myeloma (NSM) is characterized by the absence of detectable monoclonal proteins in serum and urine and accounts for 1% to 5% of all patients with multiple myeloma.1 In approximately 85% of patients with NSM, immunohistochemical studies demonstrate the presence of cytoplasmic M-proteins within the plasma cells of the bone marrow indicating immunoglobulin synthesis.2 Using sensitive techniques, monoclonal free light chains (flc) can be detected in the urine of some of these patients,2 but the usual serum and urine electrophoretic assays are inadequate.3 Thus, the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with NSM depends on clinical assessment and bone marrow biopsies. This study evaluated the use of sensitive, serum flc immunoassays in the diagnosis and management of patients with NSM.


    Study design
Top
Abstract
Introduction
Study design
Results and discussion
References

Collection and storage of serum from patients with NSM

We obtained archived sera from patients studied in the United Kingdom, Medical Research Council, Myeloma Trials between 1983 and 1999. From a total of 2323 patients, 64 (3.6%) had NSM of which 28 were selected for study because of complete clinical data and adequate serum samples. The clinical diagnosis of multiple myeloma was based on the plasma cell content of bone marrow aspirates or trephine biopsies together with the clinical features of multiple myeloma, including lytic bone lesions or fractures. At the time of diagnosis, none of the patients were considered to have significant monoclonal proteins in their serum or urine (3 had minimal monoclonal urine flc; Table 1) by the routine laboratory tests. These comprised analysis of serum and urine by electrophoresis together with immunoelectrophoresis or immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE). Six of the 28 patients were further studied to assess the role of flc assays for disease monitoring. In these individuals, flc were measured in sera collected at presentation, plateau phase (asymptomatic, stable hemoglobin, and normal serum beta 2-microglobulin) and at relapse, each phase having been established by the clinical features and bone marrow biopsies. All sera had been stored, long-term, at -20°C with sodium azide as preservative.

                              
View this table:
[in this window]
[in a new window]
 
Table 1. Serum free light-chain concentrations in 28 patients with nonsecretory myeloma

Immunoassays for measuring free kappa  and free lambda  light chains

The flc were measured using latex-enhanced, immunoassays4 on a Behring nephelometric analyzer (Dade Behring, Deerfield, IL). These quantitative assays could detect less than 1.0 mg/L kappa  and lambda  compared with 150 to 500 mg/L by IFE and 500 to 2000 mg/L by serum protein electrophoresis.4,5 Calibration was against purified flc that had been quantified by amino acid analysis.6 Results were compared with 100 normal (blood donor) sera in which the mean concentration of free kappa  was 8.4 mg/L and free lambda , 14.5 mg/L, with a mean kappa /lambda ratio of 0.6 (range, 0.36-1.0). Because IFE techniques have improved since the patients first presented, all sera were tested by IFE at 1:2 dilution against whole kappa  and lambda  antisera and neat by IFE against free kappa  and lambda  antisera. No urine specimens were available for evaluation. An assessment of flc molecular weight was made on sera from patients 5 and 7 by subjecting them to size separation chromatography on Sephadex G100 (Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, Little Chalfont, United Kingdom) and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) using reducing and nonreducing gels. Sera from patients 1, 3, 5, 7, and 8 were assessed by immunodiffusion in agarose gels against antisera specific for IgGFc, whole kappa  and free kappa  to confirm the presence of flc.


    Results and discussion
Top
Abstract
Introduction
Study design
Results and discussion
References

Table 1 shows the serum flc concentrations from the 28 patients together with the kappa /lambda concentration ratios, the bone marrow plasma cell content at clinical presentation, and other positive laboratory results. In 19 of the sera, concentrations of either kappa  or lambda  were highly elevated and kappa /lambda concentration ratios were abnormal with 6 having suppression of the other light chain. On the basis of increased serum flc levels these patients could be classified as oligosecretory myelomas.1 Four other patients had suppression of one or both flc with little evidence of light-chain clonality. The remaining 5 samples had normal/borderline kappa /lambda ratios of which 2 contained elevated concentrations and 3, normal concentrations of both flc. Presumably, some of these patients truly have nonproducer myelomas, but we have no immunohistochemical data on bone marrow plasma cells to confirm this suggestion. These results compare with 15% nonproducer myelomas reported in immunohistochemical studies.1 The 6 patients studied during the course of their disease (5 kappa  and 1 lambda ) showed changes in concentrations of flc that were in accordance with their clinical progress (Figure 1). In patient 2 an increase of flc concentrations occurred before the patient was judged to have relapsed by the existing clinical criteria.


View larger version (18K):
[in this window]
[in a new window]
 
Figure 1. Changes in serum flc concentrations and clinical status in 6 patients with NSM. NR indicates upper limit of normal range; numbers refer to patients in Table 1.

Table 1 shows that some of the samples with high flc concentrations were weakly positive when reassessed by sensitive IFE. The monoclonal bands detected in the 4 kappa -producing myelomas were weak and diffuse, whereas the bands in 3 lambda -producing myelomas were narrow and clearly visible by IFE using flc-specific antibodies. In the other patients with a single elevated flc, no monoclonal bands were detected by IFE even though the concentrations measured by nephelometry were much greater than the detection limit of IFE (~100 mg/L). When 5 of these samples were further analyzed by gel immunodiffusion, all contained substantial amounts of flc (seen as immunoprecipitation nonidentity lines between IgGFc and flc antisera), although the amounts could not be quantified in these assays. Samples 5 and 7 were investigated for polymerized light chains. Sample 5 contained kappa  immunoreactivity at sizes ranging from 40 to 200 kd with peaks at approximately 42 kd, 96 to 107 kd, and 200 kd by chromatography and PAGE but none at 25 kd (monomeric flc). Sample 7 contained large molecular weight free kappa  light chains at 150 to 200 kd but little at lower molecular weights. Thus, these 2 representative sera contained variably polymerized flc, which may be structurally abnormal, as previously suggested.7 The polymerization could account for the diffuse immunoprecipitation observed with most of the samples by IFE. Such large polymers would have minimal renal clearance compared with monomeric flc and this could account for the negative flc urine tests in NSM. In addition, the more frequent occurrence of diffuse IFE bands in the kappa  NSM indicates that variable polymerization is more common than for lambda  NSM and could account for the 4:1 ratio of kappa /lambda NSM that is reported in the literature.1

Table 1 shows the concentrations and ranges of flc in normal sera. These results were obtained from individuals who were younger (18-54 years) than the patients and indicates that an age-matched control group is required for future studies. It is of note that the normal flc concentrations (which were based on standardization against pure proteins6) showed kappa  values lower than lambda  values. Most investigations have recorded the inverse, but higher normal lambda  levels were reported in a recent study.8 Although there are approximately twice the number of kappa -producing compared with lambda -producing plasma cells in the body, kappa  is normally monomeric (25 kd), whereas lambda  is largely dimeric (50 kd) and is cleared more slowly by the kidney. In a study on the clearance of dextran polymers, it was shown that molecules of 20 kd were cleared 3.2 times faster than 37-kd molecules.9 The slower clearance of lambda  molecules might partly explain the inverse serum kappa /lambda ratio that was observed.

The assays described here do not measure the absolute amount of flc present in the sera and no accurate reference method is available. It is possible that the nephelometric immunoassays overestimate the true concentrations. Polymers of flc containing multiple epitopes could enhance the kinetics of immunoprecipitation resulting in relatively high results compared with the same concentrations of monomeric flc. A more complete analysis of these issues will be the subject of further studies. Nevertheless, the results from the current study indicate that the sensitive quantification of serum flc should prove useful for the diagnosis and monitoring of many patients with NSM.


    Acknowledgments

We thank The Binding Site for the provision of the immunoassay kits. The myeloma sera were provided by the MRC Adult Leukaemia Working Party.


    Footnotes

Submitted July 24, 2000; accepted December 20, 2000.

Supported in part by a grant from the Department of Trade and Industry (grant no. WMR/26799/SP).

The publication costs of this article were defrayed in part by page charge payment. Therefore, and solely to indicate this fact, this article is hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. section 1734.

Reprints: A. R. Bradwell, Division of Immunity and Infection, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, England.


    References
Top
Abstract
Introduction
Study design
Results and discussion
References

1. Blade J, Kyle RA. Nonsecretory myeloma, immunoglobulin D myeloma and plasma cell leukemia. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1999;13:1259-1272[CrossRef][Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve].

2. Turesson I, Grubb A. Non-secretory or low-secretory myeloma with intracellular kappa chains. Acta Med Scand. 1978;204:445-451[Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve].

3. Sheehan T, Sinclair D, Tansey P, O'Donnell JR. Demonstration of serum monoclonal immunoglobulin in a case of non-secretory myeloma by immunoisoelectric focusing. J Clin Pathol. 1985;38:806-809[Abstract/Free Full Text].

4. Bradwell AR, Carr-Smith HD, Mead GP, et al. Highly sensitive, automated immunoassay for immunoglobulin free light chains in serum and urine. Clin Chem. 2001. In press.

5. Keren DF. Proteins in serum identified by high-resolution electrophoresis High-Resolution Electrophoresis and Immunofixation, 2nd ed.: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1994:41-89.

6. Carr-Smith HD, Edwards J, Showell P, Drew R, Tang L, Bradwell AR. Preparation of an immunoglobulin free-light chain reference material. Clin Chem. 2000;46:A180.

7. Diemert MC, Musset L, Gaillard O, et al. Electrophoretic study of the physico-chemical characteristics of Bence-Jones proteinuria and its association with kidney damage. J Clin Pathol. 1994;47:1090-1097[Abstract/Free Full Text].

8. Abe M, Goto T, Kosaka M, Wolfenbarger D, Weiss DT, Solomon A. Differences in kappa and lambda (kappa :lambda ) ratios of serum and urinary free light chains. Clin Exp Immunol. 1998;111:457-462[CrossRef][Medline] [Order article via Infotrieve].

9. Arfors K-E, Rutili G, Svensjö E. Microvascular transport of macro-molecules in normal and inflammatory conditions. Acta Physiol Scand Suppl. 1979;463:93-103.

© 2001 by The American Society of Hematology.
 

Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
BloodHome page
H.-T. Tsai, N. E. Caporaso, R. A. Kyle, J. A. Katzmann, A. Dispenzieri, R. B. Hayes, G. E. Marti, M. Albitar, P. Ghia, S. V. Rajkumar, et al.
Evidence of serum immunoglobulin abnormalities up to 9.8 years before diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a prospective study
Blood, December 3, 2009; 114(24): 4928 - 4932.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
J.-L. Harousseau, M. Attal, and H. Avet-Loiseau
The role of complete response in multiple myeloma
Blood, October 8, 2009; 114(15): 3139 - 3146.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Ann Clin BiochemHome page
R. B Fulton and S. L Fernando
Serum free light chain assay reduces the need for serum and urine immunofixation electrophoresis in the evaluation of monoclonal gammopathy
Ann Clin Biochem, September 1, 2009; 46(5): 407 - 412.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
D. F. Keren
Heavy/Light-Chain Analysis of Monoclonal Gammopathies
Clin. Chem., September 1, 2009; 55(9): 1606 - 1608.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
M. M. Giarin, L. Giaccone, R. Sorasio, C. Sfiligoi, B. Amoroso, F. Cavallo, A. Cipriani, A. Palumbo, and M. Boccadoro
Serum Free Light Chain Ratio, Total {kappa}/{lambda} Ratio, and Immunofixation Results Are Not Prognostic Factors after Stem Cell Transplantation for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
Clin. Chem., August 1, 2009; 55(8): 1510 - 1516.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
J. A. Katzmann, R. A. Kyle, J. Benson, D. R. Larson, M. R. Snyder, J. A. Lust, S. V. Rajkumar, and A. Dispenzieri
Screening Panels for Detection of Monoclonal Gammopathies
Clin. Chem., August 1, 2009; 55(8): 1517 - 1522.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
S. Singhal, E. Vickrey, J. Krishnamurthy, V. Singh, S. Allen, and J. Mehta
The relationship between the serum free light chain assay and serum immunofixation electrophoresis, and the definition of concordant and discordant free light chain ratios
Blood, July 2, 2009; 114(1): 38 - 39.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Lab MedHome page
E. J.D. Robson, J. Taylor, C. Beardsmore, S. Basu, G. Mead, and T. Lovatt
Utility of Serum Free Light Chain Analysis When Screening for Lymphoproliferative Disorders: The Experience at a District General Hospital in the United Kingdom
Lab Med, June 1, 2009; 40(6): 325 - 329.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Lab MedHome page
D. Siegel, E. Bilotti, and K. H. van Hoeven
Serum Free Light Chain Analysis for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Prognosis of Monoclonal Gammopathies
Lab Med, June 1, 2009; 40(6): 363 - 366.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
O. Landgren, R. A. Kyle, R. M. Pfeiffer, J. A. Katzmann, N. E. Caporaso, R. B. Hayes, A. Dispenzieri, S. Kumar, R. J. Clark, D. Baris, et al.
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) consistently precedes multiple myeloma: a prospective study
Blood, May 28, 2009; 113(22): 5412 - 5417.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Am J Clin PatholHome page
J. M. Abadie, K.H. van Hoeven, and J. M. Wells
Are Renal Reference Intervals Required When Screening for Plasma Cell Disorders With Serum Free Light Chains and Serum Protein Electrophoresis?
Am J Clin Pathol, February 1, 2009; 131(2): 166 - 171.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
J. A. Katzmann and A. Dispenzieri
Screening Algorithms for Monoclonal Gammopathies
Clin. Chem., November 1, 2008; 54(11): 1753 - 1755.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
A. P. Piehler, N. Gulbrandsen, P. Kierulf, and P. Urdal
Quantitation of Serum Free Light Chains in Combination with Protein Electrophoresis and Clinical Information for Diagnosing Multiple Myeloma in a General Hospital Population
Clin. Chem., November 1, 2008; 54(11): 1823 - 1830.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
A. Dispenzieri, L. Zhang, J. A. Katzmann, M. Snyder, E. Blood, R. DeGoey, K. Henderson, R. A. Kyle, M. M. Oken, A. R. Bradwell, et al.
Appraisal of immunoglobulin free light chain as a marker of response
Blood, May 15, 2008; 111(10): 4908 - 4915.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
ASH Education BookHome page
N. C. Munshi
Investigative Tools for Diagnosis and Management
Hematology, January 1, 2008; 2008(1): 298 - 305.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
S. Singhal, R. Stein, E. Vickrey, and J. Mehta
The serum-free light chain assay cannot replace 24-hour urine protein estimation in patients with plasma cell dyscrasias
Blood, April 15, 2007; 109(8): 3611 - 3612.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
haematolHome page
U. Mosbauer, F. Ayuk, H. Schieder, M. Lioznov, A. R. Zander, and N. Kroger
Monitoring serum free light chains in patients with multiple myeloma who achieved negative immunofixation after allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Haematologica, February 1, 2007; 92(2): 275 - 276.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Ann Rheum DisHome page
J-E Gottenberg, F Aucouturier, J Goetz, C Sordet, I Jahn, M Busson, J-M Cayuela, J Sibilia, and X Mariette
Serum immunoglobulin free light chain assessment in rheumatoid arthritis and primary Sjogren's syndrome
Ann Rheum Dis, January 1, 2007; 66(1): 23 - 27.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Mayo Clin Proc.Home page
J. A. Katzmann, A. Dispenzieri, R. A. Kyle, M. R. Snyder, M. F. Plevak, D. R. Larson, R. S. Abraham, J. A. Lust, L. J. Melton III, and S. V. Rajkumar
Elimination of the Need for Urine Studies in the Screening Algorithm for Monoclonal Gammopathies by Using Serum Immunofixation and Free Light Chain Assays
Mayo Clin. Proc., December 1, 2006; 81(12): 1575 - 1578.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
D. Dingli, R. A. Kyle, S. V. Rajkumar, G. S. Nowakowski, D. R. Larson, J. P. Bida, M. A. Gertz, T. M. Therneau, L. J. Melton III, A. Dispenzieri, et al.
Immunoglobulin free light chains and solitary plasmacytoma of bone
Blood, September 15, 2006; 108(6): 1979 - 1983.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
J. A. Katzmann
Serum Free Light Chain Specificity and Sensitivity: A Reality Check
Clin. Chem., September 1, 2006; 52(9): 1638 - 1639.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
The OncologistHome page
A. M. S. Muller, A. Geibel, H. P. H. Neumann, A. Kuhnemund, A. Schmitt-Graff, J. Bohm, and M. Engelhardt
Primary (AL) Amyloidosis in Plasma Cell Disorders
Oncologist, July 1, 2006; 11(7): 824 - 830.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Annals of Clinical & Laboratory ScienceHome page
J. M. Abadie and D. D. Bankson
Assessment of serum free light chain assays for plasma cell disorder screening in a veterans affairs population.
Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci., March 1, 2006; 36(2): 157 - 162.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
CVIHome page
T. D. Jaskowski, C. M. Litwin, and H. R. Hill
Detection of {kappa} and {lambda} Light Chain Monoclonal Proteins in Human Serum: Automated Immunoassay versus Immunofixation Electrophoresis
Clin. Vaccine Immunol., February 1, 2006; 13(2): 277 - 280.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Cancer Res.Home page
M. R. Nowrousian, D. Brandhorst, C. Sammet, M. Kellert, R. Daniels, P. Schuett, M. Poser, S. Mueller, P. Ebeling, A. Welt, et al.
Serum Free Light Chain Analysis and Urine Immunofixation Electrophoresis in Patients with Multiple Myeloma
Clin. Cancer Res., December 15, 2005; 11(24): 8706 - 8714.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Arch DermatolHome page
M. Q. Lacy, W. J. Hogan, M. A. Gertz, A. Dispenzieri, S. V. Rajkumar, S. Hayman, S. Kumar, M. R. Litzow, and A. L. Schroeter
Successful Treatment of Scleromyxedema With Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
Arch Dermatol, October 1, 2005; 141(10): 1277 - 1282.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
S. V. Rajkumar, R. A. Kyle, T. M. Therneau, L. J. Melton III, A. R. Bradwell, R. J. Clark, D. R. Larson, M. F. Plevak, A. Dispenzieri, and J. A. Katzmann
Serum free light chain ratio is an independent risk factor for progression in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Blood, August 1, 2005; 106(3): 812 - 817.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Nephrol Dial TransplantHome page
I. Brockhurst, K. P. G. Harris, and C. S. Chapman
Diagnosis and monitoring a case of light-chain deposition disease in the kidney using a new, sensitive immunoassay
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant., June 1, 2005; 20(6): 1251 - 1253.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
A. R. Bradwell
Serum Free Light Chain Measurements Move to Center Stage
Clin. Chem., May 1, 2005; 51(5): 805 - 807.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
J. A. Katzmann, R. S. Abraham, A. Dispenzieri, J. A. Lust, and R. A. Kyle
Diagnostic Performance of Quantitative {kappa} and {lambda} Free Light Chain Assays in Clinical Practice
Clin. Chem., May 1, 2005; 51(5): 878 - 881.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
ASH Education BookHome page
S. V. Rajkumar
MGUS and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: Update on Pathogenesis, Natural History, and Management
Hematology, January 1, 2005; 2005(1): 340 - 345.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J. Leukoc. Biol.Home page
C. Decourt, H. R. Galea, C. Sirac, and M. Cogne
Immunologic basis for the rare occurrence of true nonsecretory plasma cell dyscrasias
J. Leukoc. Biol., September 1, 2004; 76(3): 528 - 536.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
D. Coriu, K. Weaver, M. Schell, M. Eulitz, C. L. Murphy, D. T. Weiss, and A. Solomon
A molecular basis for nonsecretory myeloma
Blood, August 1, 2004; 104(3): 829 - 831.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
J. R. Tate, D. Gill, R. Cobcroft, and P. E. Hickman
Practical Considerations for the Measurement of Free Light Chains in Serum
Clin. Chem., August 1, 2003; 49(8): 1252 - 1257.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
NEJMHome page
S. Singhal, J. Mehta, B. M. Reilly, P. Clarke, and P. Nikolinakos
Easy to See but Hard to Find
N. Engl. J. Med., May 8, 2003; 348(19): 1931 - 1932.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
J. A. Katzmann, R. J. Clark, R. S. Abraham, S. Bryant, J. F. Lymp, A. R. Bradwell, and R. A. Kyle
Serum Reference Intervals and Diagnostic Ranges for Free {kappa} and Free {lambda} Immunoglobulin Light Chains: Relative Sensitivity for Detection of Monoclonal Light Chains
Clin. Chem., September 1, 2002; 48(9): 1437 - 1444.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
G. Marien, E. Oris, A. R. Bradwell, N. Blanckaert, and X. Bossuyt
Detection of Monoclonal Proteins in Sera by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis and Free Light Chain Measurements
Clin. Chem., September 1, 2002; 48(9): 1600 - 1601.
[Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
BloodHome page
R. L. Comenzo and M. A. Gertz
Autologous stem cell transplantation for primary systemic amyloidosis
Blood, May 29, 2002; 99(12): 4276 - 4282.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
Clin. Chem.Home page
M. S. Graziani, G. Merlini, A. R. Bradwell, M. T. Drayson, and G. P. Mead
Measurement of Free Light Chains in Urine Drs. Bradwell, Drayson, and Mead respond:
Clin. Chem., November 1, 2001; 47(11): 2069 - 2070.
[Full Text] [PDF]


This Article
Right arrow Abstract Freely available
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Right arrow Rights and Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Drayson, M.
Right arrow Articles by Bradwell, A. R.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Drayson, M.
Right arrow Articles by Bradwell, A. R.
Related Collections
Right arrow Neoplasia
Right arrow Brief Reports
Social Bookmarking
 Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

 click for free articles
home about blood authors subscriptions permissions advertising public access contact us
  Copyright © 2001 by American Society of Hematology         Online ISSN: 1528-0020