Kyle, RA, Durie, BJ, Rajkumar, SV. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering (asymptomatic) multiple myeloma: IMWG consensus perspectives risk factors for progression and guidelines for monitoring and management. Leukemia. vol. 24. 2010. pp. 1121-1127. [Summary of the International Myeloma Group recommendations on the diagnosis, prognosis, and management of monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance and smoldering multiple myeloma.]. Kyle, RA, Therneau, TM, Rajkumar, SV. Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. N Engl J Med. vol. 354. 2006. pp. 1362-1369. [Population-based study that used serum protein electrophoresis to ascertain the prevalence of monoclonal gammopathies in a large geographically defined population that is well representative of the white population of the United States.]. Landgren, O, Weiss, B. Patterns of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and multiple myeloma in various ethnic/racial groups: ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma. AU - Kyle, Robert A.. AU - Rajkumar, S. Vincent. N1 - Funding Information: Supported in part by grants CA62242 and CA107476 from the National Cancer Institute. PY - 2007/12. Y1 - 2007/12. N2 - In 1978, the term monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) was introduced. MGUS is defined as a serum monoclonal (M) protein less than 3.0 g/dL; less than 10% plasma cells in the bone marrow, if done; little or no M protein in the urine; and absence of lytic bone lesions, anemia, hypercalcemia or renal insufficiency. This article discusses the recognition, prevalence, natural history, and progression of MGUS. Management of the disease is discussed along with its association with other disorders. Information on smoldering multiple myeloma is included.. AB - In 1978, the term monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) was introduced. MGUS is defined as a serum monoclonal (M) ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. T2 - A consensus statement: Guideline. AU - Berenson, James R.. AU - Anderson, Kenneth C.. AU - Audell, Robert A.. AU - Boccia, Ralph V.. AU - Coleman, Morton. AU - Dimopoulos, Meletios A.. AU - Drake, Matthew T.. AU - Fonseca, Rafael. AU - Harousseau, Jean Luc. AU - Joshua, Douglas. AU - Lonial, Sagar. AU - Niesvizky, Ruben. AU - Palumbo, Antonio. AU - Roodman, G. David. AU - San-Miguel, Jesus F.. AU - Singhal, Seema. AU - Weber, Donna M.. AU - Zangari, Maurizio. AU - Wirtschafter, Eric. AU - Yellin, Ori. AU - Kyle, Robert A.. PY - 2010/7/1. Y1 - 2010/7/1. N2 - On February 25, 2009, a panel of international experts on plasma cell dyscrasia and skeletal disease met to discuss monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). This non-malignant B-cell disorder is the most common plasma cell dyscrasia and is associated with an increased risk of developing serious B-cell disorders. Individuals with MGUS also have an ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Association of Immune Marker Changes With Progression of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance to Multiple Myeloma. AU - Landgren, Ola. AU - Hofmann, Jonathan N.. AU - McShane, Charlene. AU - Santo, Loredana. AU - Korde, Neha AU - Hultcrantz, Malin. AU - Mailankody, Sham. AU - Kazandjian, Dickran. AU - Murata, Kazunori. AU - Thoren, Katie. AU - Ramanathan, Lakshmi. AU - Dogan, Ahmet. AU - Rustad, Even. AU - Lu, Sydney X.. AU - Akhlaghi, Theresia. AU - Kristinsson, Sigurdur Y.. AU - Björkholm, Magnus. AU - Devlin, Sean AU - Purdue, Mark P.. AU - Pfeiffer, Ruth M.. AU - Turesson, Ingemar. PY - 2019/7/18. Y1 - 2019/7/18. N2 - Importance Multiple myeloma is consistently preceded by monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Risk models that estimate the risk of progression from MGUS to multiple myeloma use data from a single time point, usually the initial workup. Objective To longitudinally investigate the alterations of serum immune markers with stable ...
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is one of the most common pre-malignant disorders. IgG and IgA monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are precursor conditions of multiple myeloma; light-chain monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance of light-chain multiple myeloma; and IgM monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance of Waldenstroms macroglobulinemia and other lymphoproliferative disorders. Clonal burden, as determined by bone marrow plasma cell percentage or M-protein level, as well as biological characteristics, including heavy chain isotype and light chain production, are helpful in predicting risk of progression of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance to symptomatic disease. Furthermore, alterations in the bone marrow microenvironment of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance patients result in an increased risk of venous and arterial thrombosis, infections, osteoporosis, and bone fractures. In addition, the small ...
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1. Kyle RA, Therneau TM, Rajkumar SV, Larson DR, Plevak MF, Offord JR, et al. Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(13):1362-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa054494 16571879. 2. Fermand JP, Bridoux F, Dispenzieri A, Jaccard A, Kyle RA, Leung N, et al. Monoclonal gammopathy of clinical significance: a novel concept with therapeutic implications. Blood. 2018;132(14):1478-85. doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-04-839480 30012636. 3. Rajkumar SV, Dimopoulos MA, Palumbo A, Blade J, Merlini G, Mateos MV, et al. International Myeloma Working Group updated criteria for the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Lancet Oncol. 2014;15(12):e538-48. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70442-5 25439696. 4. Leung N, Bridoux F, Hutchison CA, Nasr SH, Cockwell P, Fermand JP, et al. Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance: when MGUS is no longer undetermined or insignificant. Blood. 2012;120(22):4292-5. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-07-445304 23047823. 5. Kyle RA, Larson DR, Therneau TM, Dispenzieri A, ...
On February 25, 2009, a panel of international experts on plasma cell dyscrasia and skeletal disease met to discuss monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). This non-malignant B-cell disorder is the most common plasma cell dyscrasia and is associated with an increased risk of devel …
BACKGROUND: Several observational studies have investigated autoimmune disease and subsequent risk of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and multiple myeloma. Findings have been largely inconsistent and hindered by the rarity and heterogeneity of the autoimmune disorders investigated. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to evaluate the strength of the evidence linking prior autoimmune disease and risk of MGUS/multiple myeloma. METHODS: A broad search strategy using key terms for MGUS, multiple myeloma, and 50 autoimmune diseases was used to search four electronic databases (PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Web of Science) from inception through November 2011. RESULTS: A total of 52 studies met the inclusion criteria, of which 32 were suitably comparable to perform a meta-analysis. Any autoimmune disorder was associated with an increased risk of both MGUS [n = 760 patients; pooled relative risk (RR) 1.42; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.14-1.75] and multiple ...
A doctor explains monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a condition that needs periodic labwork since, in 20 percent of cases, it may develop into cancer (multiple myeloma). The risk of MGUS goes up with age. Most are over 50. Article includes treatment and prognosis.
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance can become myeloma. Most people with the disease remain well for years without treatment.
BACKGROUND: There are limited data on survival patterns among patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. DESIGN AND METHODS: We compared the survival of 4,259 patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, collected from hematology outpatient units in Sweden, with the survival of the general population by computing relative survival ratios. We also compared causes of death in these patients with those in 16,151 matched controls. RESULTS: One-, 5-, 10-, and 15-year relative survival ratios were 0.98 (95% CI 0.97-0.99), 0.93 (0.91-0.95), 0.82 (0.79-0.84), and 0.70 (0.64-0.76), respectively. Younger age at diagnosis of the gammopathy was associated with a significantly lower excess mortality compared to that in older patients (p,0.001). The excess mortality among patients with gammopathy increased with longer follow-up (p,0.0001). IgM (versus IgG/A) gammopathy was associated with a superior survival (p=0.038). Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of ...
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TY - JOUR. T1 - Myeloma is characterized by stage-specific alterations in DNA methylation that occur early during myelomagenesis. AU - Heuck, Christoph J.. AU - Mehta, Jayesh. AU - Bhagat, Tushar. AU - Gundabolu, Krishna. AU - Yu, Yiting. AU - Khan, Shahper. AU - Chrysofakis, Grigoris. AU - Schinke, Carolina. AU - Tariman, Joseph. AU - Vickrey, Eric. AU - Pulliam, Natalie. AU - Nischal, Sangeeta. AU - Zhou, Li. AU - Bhattacharyya, Sanchari. AU - Meagher, Richard. AU - Hu, Caroline. AU - Maqbool, Shahina. AU - Suzuki, Masako. AU - Parekh, Samir. AU - Reu, Frederic. AU - Steidl, Ulrich. AU - Greally, John. AU - Verma, Amit. AU - Singhal, Seema B.. PY - 2013/3/15. Y1 - 2013/3/15. N2 - Epigenetic changes play important roles in carcinogenesis and influence initial steps in neoplastic transformation by altering genome stability and regulating gene expression. To characterize epigenomic changes during the transformation of normal plasma cells to myeloma, we modified the HpaII tiny fragment enrichment ...
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that whole genome sequencing can help determine which patients with a multiple myeloma precursor condition, called MGUS or smoldering myeloma, progress to full-blown cancer. With further validation, these findings could revolutionize how these patients are diagnosed and treated ...
Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) represents a group of kidney disorders caused by a monoclonal immunoglobulin that is secreted by anonmalignant or premalignantB cell or plasma cell clone. By definition, these disorders do not meet d
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MGUS is present in 1% of all adults (3% of those over age 50 years and more than 5% of those over age 70 years). Among all patients with paraproteins, MGUS is far more common than plasma cell myeloma. MGUS is defined as bone marrow monoclonal plasma cells less than 10% in the setting of a paraprotein (serum M-protein less than 3 g/dL [30 g/L]) and the absence of plasma cell-related end-organ damage. If an excess of serum free light chains (kappa or lambda) is established, the kappa to lambda ratio is 100 or less or 0.01 or greater. In approximately one-quarter of cases, MGUS progresses to overt malignant disease in a median of one decade. The transformation of MGUS to plasma cell myeloma is approximately 1% per year. Two adverse risk factors for progression of MGUS to a plasma cell or lymphoid malignancy are an abnormal serum kappa to lambda free light chain ratio and a serum monoclonal protein (M-protein) level 1.5 g/dL or greater. Patients with MGUS have shortened survival (median 8.1 years vs ...
Conditions characterized by the presence of M protein (Monoclonal protein) in serum or urine without clinical manifestations of plasma cell dyscrasia ...
Patients with MGUS tend to do well when treated conservatively.{ref15} Regular surveillance is required to assess for progression to either a lymphoproliferative disorder or to MM.{ref16} This risk ha... more
T)esting should be algorithmically driven rather than indiscriminate testing and repeating the same without evidence for clinical value, they continue. Electronic medical records enable these more rigorous approaches by pathologists. Similar approaches could be used for numerous other diseases, such as celiac disease, where a battery of tests also are routinely ordered and a stepwise approach might be more prudent, Singh said. The typically benign monoclonal gammopathy results when a plasma cell in the body inexplicably starts producing too much of one type of antibody. Depending, primarily on the level of this M-protein, the condition can be essentially harmless or may result in the cancer multiple myeloma, which causes extreme fatigue, fragile bones, infections, kidney problems and more. SPEP separates proteins into five groups according to their electrical charge, and the M-protein shows up as a peak on a graph as well as a distinctive, dense band of color, while typical antibody levels ...
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable cancer of blood cells. It evolves from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a pre-malignant condition affecting 3-5% of individuals older than 50 years. MGUS patients progress to MM at a rate of 1% per year and the mechanisms underlying such transformation are unknown. No genetic driver mutations have been identified in MM to date, thus limiting our therapeutic options. Signaling through the transmembrane receptor Roundabout1 (ROBO1) is important in solid tumors, particularly gastrointestinal cancer. In MM, ROBO1 expression level was found to correlate with adverse survival in newly diagnosed patients, and ROBO1 mutations have been recently identified in patient-derived MM cells. Dr. Bianchi aims to investigate whether ROBO1 is sufficient to promote disease pathogenesis and to identify the downstream signaling molecules responsible for its function. She anticipates that her results will provide new insights into disease biology and the ...
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Bone marrow sarcoidosis is extremely rare. The association between sarcoidosis and lymphoproliferative disorders has been previously speculated, although the diagnosis of sarcoidosis often precedes any hematological derangements. Here, we report for the first time, a case of a 57-year-old Caucasian woman with a previous diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) developing hypercalcemia and renal failure with workup notable for isolated bone marrow sarcoidosis and not multiple myeloma as expected. The patient was successfully managed with prednisone taper therapy with resolution of her hypercalcemia and repeat bone marrow biopsies demonstrating resolving granulomas. Our case illustrates the diagnostic challenges associated with bone marrow sarcoidosis and suggest that chronic immune stimulation in the bone marrow in the setting of MGUS may be associated with the development of localized sarcoidosis. The long term consequences of steroid therapy targeting sarcoidosis in this
25.1. Introduction. 25.2. International Myeloma Working Group updated criteria for the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. 25.2.1. Definition of multiple myeloma. 25.2.2. Definition of smouldering multiple myeloma. 25.2.3. Definition of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. 25.3. International Myeloma Working Group guidelines. 25.3.1. Guidelines for serum free light chain analysis in multiple myeloma and related disorders (2009). 25.3.2. Guidelines for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smouldering multiple myeloma (2010). 25.3.3. Guidelines for standard investigative work-up of patients with suspected multiple myeloma (2011). 25.3.4. Guidelines for risk stratification in multiple myeloma (2011). 25.3.5. Consensus criteria for response and minimal residual disease assessment in multiple myeloma (2016). 25.3.6. Recommendations for global myeloma care (2013). 25.3.7. Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of myeloma-related renal impairment (2016). 25.4. ...
Measurable monoclonal protein in the serum (for immunoglobin [Ig]G or IgM, ,= 1.0 g/dL using serum protein electrophoresis [SPEP]/immunofixation electrophoresis [IFE]; for IgA, an SPEP/IFE confirming the presence of a monoclonal IgA band plus a quantitative IgA level of ,= 750 mg/dL) OR measurable urine Bence Jones paraprotein (,= 500mg/24hrs) OR a measurable serum free light chain (FLC), defined as an involved FLC level of ,10 mg/dl, and a serum FLC ratio that is ...
25.1. Introduction. 25.2. International Myeloma Working Group updated criteria for the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. 25.2.1. Definition of multiple myeloma. 25.2.2. Definition of smouldering multiple myeloma. 25.2.3. Definition of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. 25.3. International Myeloma Working Group guidelines. 25.3.1. Guidelines for serum free light chain analysis in multiple myeloma and related disorders (2009). 25.3.2. Guidelines for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and smouldering multiple myeloma (2010). 25.3.3. Guidelines for standard investigative work-up of patients with suspected multiple myeloma (2011). 25.3.4. Guidelines for risk stratification in multiple myeloma (2011). 25.3.5. Consensus criteria for response and minimal residual disease assessment in multiple myeloma (2016). 25.3.6. Recommendations for global myeloma care (2013). 25.3.7. Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of myeloma-related renal impairment (2016). 25.4. ...
Background:. - Multiple myeloma (MM) is a type of malignant blood cancer. It affects the plasma cells, which help produce antibodies and fight infection. MM is nearly always preceded by a pre-malignant state, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM). Currently, it is not possible to predict when someone with MGUS or SMM will develop MM. Also, the disease changes in those early states are not well understood. Researchers want to look at imaging studies of people with MGUS, SMM, and MM. They will study whether the growth of blood vessels can be used to predict disease progression.. Objectives:. - To use imaging studies to evaluate disease progression in multiple myeloma.. Eligibility:. - Individuals at least 18 years of age who have MGUS, SMM, or newly diagnosed MM.. Design:. ...
Abstract. Idiopathic cytopenia of undetermined significance (ICUS) is a myeloid condition that have been recently described and have generated considerable controversy as to whether it should be recognized entities in the current classification of myeloid disorders. A 79-year-old male presented with anemia for long standing and evaluated by bone marrow biopsy that failed to identify the cause. CBC showed a transferrin of 179 mg/dl, ferritin of 389 ng/ml, a serum Iron of 51ug/dl, and retic absolute count of 0.03x10³, with normal levels of B12 and folate. He treated with erythropoietin replacement therapy and requiring 3-4 units of packed red blood cells monthly without clear response. While treated with Lenalidomide at a dose of 5 mg daily showed a complete response.. Keywords: Lenalidomide; ICUS; Anemia. Copyright © 2016 by The American Society for BioMedicine and BM-Publisher, Inc. ...
The association of proliferative glomerular disease with isolated C3 deposits is an extremely rare condition in adults (27). Isolated intramembranous diffuse C3 deposits is characteristic of DDD (27,28), but disseminated granular glomerular CW and mesangial C3 deposits, without IgG deposits, are sometimes observed in late stages of poststreptococcal GN. These two conditions result from CAP activation. C3NeF, an autoantibody with anti-CAP C3 convertase activity, is found in more than 80% of DDD cases and in some cases of poststreptococcal GN (23,27). Recently, Servais et al. (29) introduced the term glomerulonephritis C3 (GNC3) to describe glomerular disease in a series of 19 patients, mostly adults, with isolated glomerular C3 deposits distinct from classical DDD and poststreptococcal GN. Thirteen patients displayed features of type I MPGN, whereas five patients had mesangial and epimembranous deposits without mesangial proliferation and subendothelial deposits. Circulating C3NeF and low serum ...
In 2002, I published one of the first papers on the use of radioactive sugar (F18 fluorodeoxyglucose, or FDG) as an imaging agent in plasma cell disorders. At that time, I was fortunate to work at one of the first centers investigating this technique (since 1996), which was at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. We already had several years follow-up and could report that patients with MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance) had negative F18 scans, and patients with persistently positive scans had high-risk myeloma. Clearly, sugar uptake and retention (called avidity) was strongly correlated to myeloma disease activity.. One could also detect the presence or absence of myeloma lesions inside and outside the bone marrow (so-called extramedullary disease). One could thus distinguish between a solitary lesion (solitary plasmactyoma) and the presence of multiple lesions-myeloma!. New IMWG guidelines published. It is therefore particularly gratifying for me to see that ...
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Ola Landgren, MD, PhD, discusses with Simon Murray, MD, the diagnostic criteria for MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance) and multiple myeloma, and best practices for monitoring the disease.
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The goal of treating multiple myeloma is to reach remission, which means no longer having any signs or symptoms of the disease.. Doctors are now able to tailor treatments for each patient to maximize effectiveness and minimize potential side effects. Multiple myeloma is often treated as a chronic condition that has multiple relapses, and many people are able to manage this disease and lead healthy, active lives.. Your doctor will likely recommend one or more of the following therapies depending on the stage of the disease and your age, overall health, symptoms, previous treatments and preference.. Following are the types of available treatment options.. Watchful waiting may be recommended for people with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS), smoldering myeloma or early-stage disease who do not have symptoms. Monitoring these conditions and waiting to begin treatment offer people the possibility of avoiding the side effects of treatment as long as possible and hopefully without ...
Monoclonal gammopathies represent a wide spectrum of related diseases. The common denominator is the presence of a monoclonal protein in the serum or urine, which can be in the form of intact immunoglobulin, immunoglobulin fragments, and/or free light chains. This will be accompanied by the pres...
1) Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Signficiance - Less than 10% Plasma Cells with no symptoms or systemic complications. This is present in about 2% of patients ,50 years olf. Annually, about 2% of patients transform into Myeloma - and about 20% will get myeloma during their lifetime. So, these patients need regular SPEP and UPEPs and physical exams/visits with clinicians to look out for progression to myeloma. BM Bx will be needed in patients with MGUS that have concerning signs/symptoms that are a change from their regular status. MGUS is seen in the general population, but is seen with increased incidence in those with autoimmune diseases, cirrhosis, and ...
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Our results support the hypothesis that the number of genetically abnormal PC increases from MGUS to SMM and to MM. This observation was seen not only in those abnormalities considered secondary events, like 13q deletions, but also in IGH translocations, which are supposed to occur early in the disease pathogenesis (28, 29).. The present study shows that chromosomal abnormalities recurrently found in MM are also present in MGUS, including those abnormalities considered to be secondary genetic events, such as 13q and 17p deletions, and 1q gains, and even those associated with poor outcome such as 17p deletion t(4;14), and t(14;16). Interestingly, we found 7 MGUS patients with genetic abnormalities associated with dismal outcome, 4 with t(4;14), 2 with t(14;16), and 1 with 17p deletion, and none of them have progressed after a median follow-up of 45 months (range: 22-55 months).. Regarding the frequency of chromosomal abnormalities in the 3 PC dyscrasias, our study revealed a significantly lower ...
Continuing his COVID-19 FAQ series, Dr. Brian G.M. Durie addresses whether MGUS and smoldering multiple myeloma patients are at a higher risk of infection and severe consequences from the COVID-19 virus. BOTTOM LINE: While MGUS and SMM may be at an increased risk from a COVID-19 infection, they are still not considered
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Using gene expression analyses, overexpression of the cyclin D genes seems to be one possible unifying event that is seen in almost all multiple myeloma cases with or without an immunoglobulin translocation as compared with normal plasma cells (30). IgH translocations directly dysregulate cyclin D1 or D3 [t(11;14) and t(6;14), respectively] and the C-MAF or MAFB transcription factors dysregulate cyclin D2 [t(14;16) and t(14;20); ref. 31]. In this study, 12 MGUS samples had a similar pattern of cyclin D dysregulation despite a lower proliferative index, suggesting that cyclin D perturbation may indeed be an early and unifying event in plasma cell dyscrasias.. MicroRNAs (miRNA) are single-stranded RNA molecules that regulate gene expression posttranscriptionally and are being implicated in a large number of cancers (32). A study comparing miRNA profiles of normal plasma cells (PC), MGUS, SMM, and multiple myeloma found overexpression of mir-21, mir-106∼25, and mir181a, and mir-181b in MGUS and ...
The bone marrow (BM) microenvironment of multiple myeloma (MM) is reported to are likely involved in the biology of disease. MM and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance discovered that a lot of the validated MM BM personal miRNAs were considerably reduced in MM plasma cells. Gene appearance profiling indicated that multiple goals of the reduced miRNAs found elevated appearance in MM plasma cells, including ATF2, HRAS, HDAC4, TGFB1, TGFBR1, and mitogen-activated proteins kinases. The results claim that these miRNAs are detectable in aberrant amounts in the peripheral bloodstream of sufferers with plasma cell proliferation and Atractylodin manufacture could are likely involved in aberrant plasma cell proliferation and disease development. Multiple myeloma (MM) is normally a malignant plasma cell (Computer) neoplasm that evolves from an root asymptomatic precursor clonal Computer proliferation specified monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). MGUS exists in >3% of ...
Monoclonal Gammopathies:. - A characteristic monoclonal band (M-spike) is often found on protein electrophoresis (PEL) in the gamma-globulin region and more rarely in the beta or alpha-2 regions. The finding of a M-spike, restricted migration, or hypogammaglobulinemic PEL pattern is suggestive of a possible monoclonal protein and should be followed by MPSU / Monoclonal Protein Study, 24 Hour, Urine, which includes immunofixation (IF), to identify the immunoglobulin heavy chain and/or light chain.. - A monoclonal IgG or IgA greater than 3 g/dL is consistent with multiple myeloma (MM).. - A monoclonal IgG or IgA less than 3 g/dL may be consistent with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), primary systemic amyloidosis, early or treated myeloma, as well as a number of other monoclonal gammopathies.. - A monoclonal IgM greater than 3 g/dL is consistent with macroglobulinemia.. - The initial identification of a serum M-spike greater than 1.5 g/dL on PEL should be followed by MPSU ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - The POEMS syndrome. T2 - Report of six cases. AU - Pareyson, D.. AU - Marazzi, R.. AU - Confalonieri, P.. AU - Mancardi, G. L.. AU - Schenone, A.. AU - Sghirlanzoni, A.. PY - 1994/7. Y1 - 1994/7. N2 - We report six patients affected by POEMS syndrome (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, Monoclonal gammopathy, and Skin changes), a peculiar multiorgan disease frequently associated with osteosclerotic myeloma or other plasma cell disorders. Sensorimotor polyneuropathy was associated with multisystem involvement in all of the patients, with osteosclerotic myeloma in 2 cases, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance in 2 cases and Castlemans disease in the final two. In all of the patients, sural nerve biopsy findings were consistent with a mixed, axonal and demyelinating neuropathy. Increased levels of Interleukin-6 were found in two cases, but the pathogenesis of the disease is far from established.. AB - We report six patients affected by POEMS syndrome ...
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Waldenströms macroglobulinemia (WM), also known as lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, is a type of cancer affecting two types of B cells, lymphoplasmacytoid cells and plasma cells. Both cell types are white blood cells. WM is characterized by having high levels of a circulating antibody, immunoglobulin M (IgM), which is made and secreted by the cells involved in the disease. WM is an indolent lymphoma (i.e., one that tends to grow and spread slowly) and a type of lymphoproliferative disease which shares clinical characteristics with the indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas. WM is commonly classified as a form of plasma cell dyscrasia. Similar to other plasma cell dyscrasias that, for example, lead to multiple myeloma, WM is commonly preceded by two clinically asymptomatic but progressively more pre-malignant phases, IgM monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (i.e. IgM MGUS) and smoldering Waldenströms macroglobulinemia. The WM spectrum of dysplasias differs from other spectrums of plasma ...
Motivation: Standard laboratory classification of the plasma cell dyscrasia monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and the overt plasma cell neoplasm multiple myeloma (MM) is quite accurate, yet, for the most part, biologically uninformative. Most, if not all, cancers are caused by inherited or acquired genetic mutations that manifest themselves in altered gene expression patterns in the clonally related cancer cells. Microarray technology allows for qualitative and quantitative measurements of the expression levels of thousands of genes simultaneously, and it has now been used both to classify cancers that are morphologically indistinguishable and to predict response to therapy. It is anticipated that this information can also be used to develop molecular diagnostic models and to provide insight into mechanisms of disease progression, e.g., transition from healthy to benign hyperplasia or conversion of a benign hyperplasia to overt malignancy. However, standard data analysis ...
SUMMARY OF RESULTS: In total, 582 patients were included - 39 patients had multiple myeloma (6.7%). A single case of plasmacytoma and plasma cell leukaemia was identified. Waldenströms macroglobulinaemia was identified in seven patients (1.2%) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) in 83 patients (14.3%). Due to the risk of progression from MGUS to multiple myeloma, patients need to be re-evaluated biannually, shown to be the case in only 11% of cases ...
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Monoclonal expansion of B cells and plasma cells, producing antibodies against self molecules, can be found not only in different autoimmune diseases, such as peripheral neuropathy (PN), but also in malignancies, such as Waldenstr?ms macroglobulinaemia and B-type of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (B-CLL), as well as in precancerous conditions including monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). time. PIK3CD The anti-P0 antibodies were of IgM- type. The antibodies belonged to the VH3gene family with presence of somatic mutations. The IgM reacted with P0 and myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), and showed no evidence for polyreactivity, in contrast to other IgM CD5+clones included in the study as controls. The expanded clones expressed CD80 and HLA-DR, which is compatible with properties of antigen-presenting cells. The immunomagnetic selection technique was successfully used for isolation SM-406 of antimyelin protein P0-specific clones. The cell lines may provide useful tools in ...
I am working on a project looking at the association of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and small fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN). I review the medical histories of our subjects, extract relevant data, and help categorize and analyze the retrieved information. I have presented on this topic at our monthly lab meetings. My other roles include recruiting and consenting subjects for the labs ongoing research studies, aliquoting blood samples, and doing DNA purification. In addition, I run the Sudoscan test on adult and pediatric subjects, screen and schedule subjects for our Gulf War Illness study and assist Dr. Oaklander in her clinic with data collection for research. I am also responsible for retrieving blood test results and patient treatment histories and outcomes in preparation for Dr. Oaklanders clinic.. ...
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a debilitating malignancy that is part of a spectrum of diseases ranging from monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) to plasma cell leukemia. First described in 1848, MM is characterized by a proliferation of malignant plasma cells and a subsequent overabundance of monoclonal paraprotein (M protein).
Raised cytokines in bone tissue marrow (BM) micro-environment (interleukin-6 [IL-6], changing development factor-beta [TGF-], and IL-1) might perform an essential part in noticed immune system disorder in multiple myeloma (Millimeter). vivo in murine xenograft model of human being Millimeter. Additionally, we possess noticed that mixture of IL-17 and IL-22 considerably inhibited the creation of TH1-mediated cytokines, including interferon- (IFN-), by healthful donor PBMCs. In summary, IL-17Cgenerating Th17 cells play an essential part in Millimeter pathobiology and may become an essential restorative focus on for anti-MM activity and to improve immune system function. Intro A significant disability of T-cell function is usually noticed in individuals with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and multiple myeloma (Millimeter).1 Both phenotypic and functional aberrations in Compact disc4 and Compact disc8 cells possess been explained.2 Although latest research display that T cells ...
1. The finding of a false‐negative sample is not necessarily evidence of practice below the standard of care. The decision as to whether a false‐negative GYN cytology sample is the result of negligence should be made not only on the basis of evaluation of a single sample but should also include an evaluation of the patients past clinical history and previous GYN cytology results. The test results should also be viewed in the context of the accredited laboratorys overall performance on GYN cytology samples.. 2. Atypical cells of undetermined significance represent an equivocal interpretive category with poor inter‐ and intra‐observer reproducibility. Therefore, most cases of ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance) and AGUS (atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance) do not represent consistently identifiable abnormalities and a reasonable basis for allegations of practice below a reasonable prudent practitioner standard of care.. 3. Pap test slides being ...
B cells must normally tolerate self-ligands of their pathogen-receptor systems (BCRs and TLRs) and only proliferate in response to foreign ligands for these receptors. The aforementioned experiments reveal that tolerance to nucleic acid-sensing TLRs is disrupted by a somatic mutation in MYD88 that is very frequently found in the benign disorder, IgM monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, and in a range of B cell malignancies. In the absence of foreign TLR ligands, MYD88L265P was sufficient to drive multiple rounds of B cell division provided the Unc93b1-dependent and chloroquine-sensitive steps in TLR9 activation were intact, and provided the B cells were not constantly binding self-antigen. This disruption of normal tolerance to TLR9 has parallels with the effects of weakly activating lymphoma CARD11 mutations, which break normal B cell tolerance to self-ligands of the BCR (Jeelall et al., 2012). However breakdown of TLR tolerance is fortified by more checkpoint mechanisms: ...
Recently, there have been substantial advances in techniques to detect, measure and characterize monoclonal gammopathies. For example, capillary zone electrophoresis can crisply separate serum components, detecting subtle monoclonal proteins. In addition, immunosubtraction (immunotyping) can aid in measuring M-proteins that co-migrate with other serum proteins. However, there interferences can result from a variety of substances including antibiotics and radiocontrast dyes. By use of real time audience response systems a variety of challenging and instructive cases will demonstrate the problems of false positive and false negative tests. The information will be synthesized into a practical approach to effective and efficient detection of M-proteins.. ...
Review question. What are the benefits and harms of treatments for nerve damage associated with abnormal IgG and IgA proteins in the blood?. Background. Paraproteinaemic neuropathy refers to those neuropathies associated with a paraprotein (an abnormal antibody or immunoglobulin (Ig) present in relative excess in the blood). Paraproteins come from a group of blood disorders called monoclonal gammopathies. If the paraprotein is present without evidence of any underlying disease, this is known as a monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS). This review looked at the treatments for neuropathy associated with and possibly caused by IgG and IgA paraproteins. The optimal treatment is not known. Treatments that act on the immune system such as plasma exchange, corticosteroids or intravenous immunoglobulin have been examined in nonrandomised studies of people with IgG and IgA paraproteinaemic neuropathy.. Study characteristics. We identified only one randomised controlled trial (RCT), which ...
These findings suggest that the methylation of the p16 gene could be a relevant oncogenic event in the monoclonal gammopathies evolution being associated with the most aggressive forms.
Increased susceptibility to bacterial infection is common in patients with multiple myeloma and infections can be life-threatening if not addressed. Immunodeficiency can be secondary to myelophthisis (which results in leukopenia), decreased production of functional immunoglobulin, and compromised B cell function.. Clinical signs and symptoms may be present for up to 1 year before a definitive diagnosis of multiple myeloma is made. Patients can also present with recurrent infections, non-regenerative anemia, pathologic bone fractures, and/or seizures. Complications secondary to multiple myeloma may include renal failure, infections secondary to immunosuppression, clotting disorders, chronic anemia, cardiac insufficiency, and neurologic dysfunctions such as senility.. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma may be made if there is radiographic evidence of osteolysis, there is a population of greater than 20% plasma cells in bone marrow aspirates or biopsies, a monoclonal gammopathy on serum ...
Content: A particular focus over the past 15 years has been on the replacement of urine with serum analysis for monoclonal FLC measurement. Because of the limited sensitivity and practical constraints of urine assessment, a combination of serum electrophoresis and serum FLC analysis has been adopted by many laboratories as a first-line screen for patients with a suspected monoclonal gammopathy. Early myeloma diagnosis may translate into improved clinical outcomes, and a new study, iStopMM, is underway to ascertain the benefit of population-wide screening protocols for early detection of the disease in its asymptomatic phase. Laboratory algorithms that include measurement of both monoclonal intact immunoglobulins and FLCs are important for assessing possible changes in myelomic clones in response to treatment, and recent data from Intergroupe Francophone du Myelome trials validate serum FLC as a clinically relevant disease biomarker. Whether sensitive serum techniques such as FLC analysis can be ...
We describe a novel therapeutic approach to protect neurons and potentially extend lifespan across diseases that stress and/or injure neurons as the primary the pathological event. The neurite-promoting human IgM, rHIgM12, which binds to gangliosides GT1b and GD1a, was isolated and cloned from a human patient with monoclonal gammopathy without neurological disease. A recombinant form of this human IgM was tested in two distinct models of neurological disease with very different mechanisms of cell death: (1) a model of axonal injury mediated by a persistent picornovirus and immune attack and, (2) models of ALS driven by a mutation of a protein that is normally involved in preventing oxidative stress. The fact that this IgM is therapeutic in two disparate models (viral and genetic) implies that neuronal protection occurs by a broad mechanism possibly through an indirect mechanism involving immune cells that amplify the single dose of IgM.. A single 200 µg intraperitoneal dose of rHIgM12, given ...
Conclusion: Diagnosis and further management. The main initial observations were hypertensive crisis, alveolar oedema, renal failure and acute heart failure. Echocardiography showed thickened left ventricular walls, systolic and diastolic dysfunction.. The reason for extremely high blood pressure was sought. The patient did not use drugs. She used to have every now and then some salty liquorice but not every day. Contraception pills could have caused hypertension but usually it would have been milder. The possibilities of primary hyperaldosteronism, acromegaly, Liddles syndrome, Cushings disease, pheochromocytoma, thyroid dysfunction, primary hyperparathyreosis or undiagnosed coarctation of the aorta were excluded. The possibility that both left ventricular hypertrophy and renal failure could have been caused by a storage disease or by amyloidosis, was discussed. In further evaluation, there was no evidence of a monoclonal gammopathy. The ethiology of renal failure was examined further. It ...
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Sequence variants and/or copy number variants (deletions/duplications) within the BSDC1 gene will be detected with >99% sensitivity. Variants classified as unknown significance (VUS), likely pathogenic, or pathogenic will be reported. Benign and like...
Sequence variants and/or copy number variants (deletions/duplications) within the AOX1 gene will be detected with >99% sensitivity. Variants classified as unknown significance (VUS), likely pathogenic, or pathogenic will be reported. Benign and likel...
Sequence variants and/or copy number variants (deletions/duplications) within the DPPA5 gene will be detected with >99% sensitivity. Variants classified as unknown significance (VUS), likely pathogenic, or pathogenic will be reported. Benign and like...
This variant was observed as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (where applicable). Publications were found based on this search. However, the evidence from the literature, in combination with allele frequency data from public databases where available, was not sufficient to rule this variant in or out of causing disease. Therefore, this variant is classified as a variant of unknown significance ...
Chromosomal microarray analysis reveals many gene variants of unknown significance. The uncertainty about these variants-might they be deleterious or are they benign?-complicates genetic counseling.
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