Article
RAS mutations are uncommon in multiple myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies.
International journal of oncology - 1 Oct 2005
Martín Paloma, Santón Almudena, García-Cosío Mónica, Bellas Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Monoclonal gammopathies are a group of diseases characterised by the proliferation of a single clone of plasma cells that produce a homogeneous monoclonal protein (M protein or myeloma protein) that consist of two heavy polypeptide chains of the same class and subclass and two light polypeptide chains of the same type. Multiple myeloma (MM) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) are the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Bone Marrow
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Codon
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Membrane Glycoproteins
- Multiple Myeloma
- Mutation
- Myeloma Proteins
- Paraproteinemias
- Peptides
- Point Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Proteoglycans
