title: Flow cytometry in immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: Short review.
abstract: Flow cytometry (FCM) has found its application in clinical diagnosis and evaluation of monoclonal gammopathies (MG). Although, research has been mainly focused on multiple myeloma (MM), nowadays FCM becomes to be potential tool in the field of AL amyloidosis. Clonal plasma cells identification and specific phenotype profile detection is important for diagnosis, monitoring and prognosis of AL amyloidosis. Therefore, FCM could be a perspective method for study not only MM but also AL amyloidosis. This review provides an overview and possibilities of FCM application in AL amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. Electronic address: jafilipo@seznam.cz.
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Filipova
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rihova
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Hematology, University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic; Babak Myeloma Group, Department of Pathological Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pavla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vsianska
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine OU, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kufova
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine OU, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kryukova
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine OU, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Fedor
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kryukov
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematooncology, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine OU, Ostrava, Czech Republic. Electronic address: roman.hajek@fno.cz.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hajek
keywords: AL amyloidosis; Flow cytometry; Monoclonal gammopathy; Plasma cell