title: The discriminating analysis in the differential diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathies.
abstract: The clinical diagnosis is not always easy in monoclonal gammopathies. Therefore we used discriminating analysis to obtain diagnosis statistically sure. The parameters considered were kappa-lambda ratio, marrow plasma cells percentage and labeling index, CD3, CD4, CD8 lymphocytic absolute values. The plasma cells percentage and their labeling index make the differential diagnosis between MM and MGUS or SMM and MGUS feasible and quite correct. Additional immunological parameters should be used for the diagnosis between SMM and MM.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Oncologia, Ospedale Generale Provinciale, Ivrea Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Büchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Veglio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reviglione
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grosso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Termine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Girotto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Autino
mesh_terms: D001773:Blood Cells; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*