There are several potential causes of elevated levels of protein in the blood. The type of protein circulating in the blood is often an antibody. The plasma cell that produces antibodies is part of the immune system, and thus, elevated protein...
Multiple myeloma is the second most common blood cancer in the United States, striking more than 20,000 individuals each year. The incidence is higher in men and increases with advanced age. Although the causes are unclear, certain risk factors...
Multiple myeloma is considered to be a hematological cancer. This means that it originates in the blood system. Myeloma cells are abnormal plasma cells that develop instead of the normal plasma cells. These cells do not die as normal blood cells...
Multiple myeloma is a rare cancer, affecting about 20,000 Americans each year. Although the exact causes remain unclear, several risk factors have been identified. Established risk factors include older age and male gender, black race and family...
Multiple myeloma---cancer that arises in the plasma cells of the bone marrow---is a relatively rare malignancy. Representing 1 percent of cancers in Caucasians and 2 percent in African-Americans, it strikes more than 20,000 individuals in the...
Plasma cells refer to cells that produce antibodies (immunoglobulins), proteins that are necessary to defend the body against infection. According to the Merck Manual, a compilation of medical information for medical professionals, plasma cells...
There are a lot of names for paraproteinaemic demyelinating neuropathy, as though that name isn't enough of a mouthful. Other names for the condition include CIDP or MGUS. The words all differ slightly but mean the same thing: damage to the...
