title: [Evaluation of the usefulness of measuring the serum and urine levels of light chain immunoglobulins in multiple myeloma and Waldenström's macroglobulinemia].
abstract: Quantitative determinations were carried out of light immunoglobulin chains by the method of ring precipitation in the serum and urine of 117 patients with plasmocytic myeloma and 16 with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia. The method was found useful for the identification of the light chain of the monoclonal proteins of IgG, and IgD classes. In the case of the lambda-type light chain disease the method is helpful in the identification of the M-component of the serum. Quantitative determination of light chains of immunoglobulins by ring precipitation is not essentially superior to other immunological and electrophoretic methods of protein analysis in monitoring treatment of cases of this myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Hematologicznej Instytutu Hematologii, Warszawie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kraj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maj
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rostkowska
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine; D007072:Immunoglobulin D / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000032:analysis* / Q000652:urine; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000032:analysis* / Q000652:urine; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000652:urine; D011233:Precipitin Tests / Q000379:methods; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007072:Immunoglobulin D; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains
vernacular_title: Ocena przydatności oznaczania stezenia lekkich łańcuchów immunoglobulinowych w surowicy krwi i moczu chorych na szpiczaka plazmocytowego i makroglobulinemie Waldenströma.