Guidelines for clinical and laboratory evaluation patients with monoclonal gammopathies.
This guideline provides the recommendations of an expert panel for the clinical and laboratory evaluation of patients suspected of having a clinical condition that produces a monoclonal protein in serum or urine. The recommendations describe the clinical conditions in which a monoclonal protein should be sought, the optimal sequence of testing to diagnose and monitor these patients, and the most effective laboratory procedures.
Keren
D F
DF
Warde Medical Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Mich 48108, USA.
Alexanian
R
R
Goeken
J A
JA
Gorevic
P D
PD
Kyle
R A
RA
Tomar
R H
RH
D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000473:pathology*