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ArticleOncology letters2016

Combined use of free light chain and heavy/light chain ratios allow diagnosis and monitoring of patients with monoclonal gammopathies: Experience of a single institute, with three exemplar case reports.

Alfredo Gagliardi, Claudio Carbone, Angela Russo, Rosanna Cuccurullo, Anna Lucania, Paola Della Cioppa, Gabriella Misso, Michele Caraglia, Catello Tommasino, Lucia Mastrullo

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Article in Oncology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors.

Alfredo GagliardiComplex Operative Unit of Hematology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.
Claudio CarboneComplex Operative Unit of Clinical Pathology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.
Angela RussoComplex Operative Unit of Clinical Pathology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.
Rosanna CuccurulloComplex Operative Unit of Hematology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.
Anna LucaniaComplex Operative Unit of Hematology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.
Paola Della CioppaComplex Operative Unit of Hematology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.
Gabriella MissoDepartment of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, I-80138 Naples, Italy.
Michele CaragliaDepartment of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, I-80138 Naples, Italy.
Catello TommasinoComplex Operative Unit of Clinical Pathology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.
Lucia MastrulloComplex Operative Unit of Hematology, San Gennaro Hospital, Naples 1 Local Health Center, I-80135 Naples, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoclonal gammopathies are characterized by serum monoclonal component (MC) plus an intact immunoglobulin and a free light chain (FLC), or a combination of both. The measurement of FLC with Freelite

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free light chainheavy/light chainmonoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significancemultiple myelomaserum immunofixationserum protein electrophoresissmoldering myeloma

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PMCPMC5038391

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