[Clinical course and phenotypic instability in 4 cases of multiple myeloma: a biological model of tumors].

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[Clinical course and phenotypic instability in 4 cases of multiple myeloma: a biological model of tumors].

Medicina (Florence, Italy) - 1 Jan 2000

Seminara P, Franchi F, Pisanelli G C, Abdolrahimzadeh S, Aronne T, Afeltra A, Bonomo L

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Four cases of multiple myeloma (MM) are reported in which the coexistence and/or the alternance of different plasma cell clones were observed. Genetic instability is typical of all tumors but in MM it is particularly striking due to the M component marker. In this respect, malignancies reveal the...

Topics

Aged
Biopsy
Bone Marrow
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin Fragments
Immunoglobulin M
Immunoglobulins
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma
Phenotype

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