Multiple myeloma in pregnancy: a case report.
We report here a 33-year-old patient found at 20 weeks' gestation to be anemic and to have both a serum M-protein (immunoglobulin [Ig]G kappa) and a kappa-type urinary Bence Jones protein. The concentration of these proteins, measured during pregnancy and in the postpartum period, demonstrated the presence of the maternal serum IgG kappa component in the amniotic fluid and its transmission to, and eventual disappearance from, the newborn.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.
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D001536:Bence Jones Protein / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D001536:Bence Jones Protein