title: [Research Progress on Role of Flow Cytometry in Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma -Review].
abstract: Multiple myeloma (MM), the second common malignant tumor in the blood system, is a kind of B cell malignancy and its prognosis is poor. The diagnosis of MM is mainly based on the number of abnormal plasma cells and the presence of monoclonal protein in the blood or urine, but there are limitations for diagnosis of MM. Multi-parameter flow cytometry analysis is increasingly used in the in the diagnosis of MM. Therefore, this review focuses on characteristics of immunophenotypes of malignant plasma cells and myeloma progenitor cells.
authors: Department of Laboratorial Examination, The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193.
authors: Zhi-Jun
authors: ZJ
authors: Bao
authors: Department of Laboratorial Examination, The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China. E-mail: llianyufan2008@163.com.
authors: Xu
authors: X
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D001402:B-Lymphocytes; D002452:Cell Count; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D009101:Multiple Myeloma; D009194:Myeloma Proteins; D010950:Plasma Cells; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D009194:Myeloma Proteins; C085016:multiple myeloma M-proteins