title: [Diagnostic criteria of multiple myeloma].
abstract: Multiple myeloma is a disease showing heterogeneous symptoms and varieties of laboratory findings. Although there have been many efforts trying to diagnose this disease in a simple way, no simple criteria was available until International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria has proposed. In this review, detailed IMWG criteria for diagnosis of multiple myeloma are described.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hata
mesh_terms: D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; C023587:protein M (glycoprotein)