title: Overview of monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance.
abstract: Among the B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is the humoral counterpart to monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis. This review introduces the papers from the section devoted to MGUS at the International Workshop entitled 'Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: environmental and genetic risk factors.'
authors.affiliation: Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. rvogt@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: Gerald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Marti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000209:etiology; D008998:Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance / Q000209:etiology*; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000209:etiology