title: Validation and Utility of the Free Light Chain Assay in Pleural Effusions of Patients With Multiple Myeloma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Thomas U
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Marron
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Matthew G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ramanathan
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Electronic address: ajai.chari@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: Ajai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D007147:Immunoglobulin Light Chains
keywords: Free light chains; Multiple myeloma; Myelomatous pleural effusion