Article
Epidemiology of the plasma-cell disorders.
Best practice & research. Clinical haematology - 1 Dec 2007
Kyle Robert A, Rajkumar S Vincent
Abstract excerpt
This review of the plasma-cell disorders begins with the definition of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). The prevalence of MGUS in white and black populations is described. MGUS is a common finding in the medical practice of all physicians, and thus it is important to both the patient and the physician to determine whether the monoclonal protein remains stable or progresses to multiple...
Topics
- Black or African American
- Benzene Derivatives
- Cluster Analysis
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Incidence
- Paraproteinemias
- Plasma Cells
- Radiation Effects
- Risk Factors
- United States
