title: Economical choices in setting up a diagnostic myeloma laboratory.
abstract: In setting up a diagnostic myeloma laboratory the popular, highly automated and otherwise excellent choices of equipment and laboratory practices, so exorbitantly raise costs that the sustainability, even in large government hospitals in third world countries may become difficult. Based on our experience in a regional cancer center in India, we offer here, guidelines for carrying out high resolution electrophoresis, densitometry, immunofixation and urine concentration. We show that by simply employing well established techniques and doing them properly, one can get results of excellent quality at minimum cost and minimum dependence on costly imports.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Oncology Unit, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: Rajive
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Om Dutt
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D001797:Blood Protein Electrophoresis / Q000191:economics; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003720:Densitometry / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000191:economics; D007194:India; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009194:Myeloma Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D009194:Myeloma Proteins