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GAMMOPATHIE MONOCLONALE [1 record]

Record 1 1991-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

An increased production of one type of immunoglobulin by a single clone of cells.

OBS

The abnormal protein produced is called paraprotein or M component and may be composed of whole immunoglobulin molecules or subunits, light-chains (Bence Jones proteins) or heavy-chains. Occurs in myelomas, lymphoproliferative neoplasms, and occasionally chronic inflammatory of immune-mediated diseases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
OBS

"Gammopathie" désigne toutes les entités dans lesquelles le métabolisme des globulines plasmatiques est perturbé.

Spanish

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