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  • noun pathology Any disease or malfunction that affects the production of gamma globulin and related immunoglobulins

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  • noun a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood

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Examples

  • Michael Emery, a 68-year-old retired engineer in Bonita Springs, Fla., says his doctor gave him a free one-month subscription to help him learn more about his rare condition called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, or MGUS.

    Online Records Get Patients Involved in Care 2009

  • Do patients fare better when they're told they suffer from POEMS, or the Crow-Fukase syndrome of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes?

    Operation SMARM 2006

  • Do patients fare better when they're told they suffer from POEMS, or the Crow-Fukase syndrome of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes?

    Archive 2006-07-01 2006

  • Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia is a distinct lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by bone marrow infiltration with lymphoplasmacytic cells, along with an IgM monoclonal gammopathy.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • As karyotyping and single nucleotide polymorphism-based mapping analysis identify a minimal common deletion region involving the 1p21 locus, we investigated the prevalence and prognostic significance of del (1p21) in 203 MM patients undergoing high-dose therapy and autologous SCT. 1p21 status was also evaluated in 16 patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and 41 patients with plasma cell leukemia (PCL).

    Naturejobs - All Jobs H Chang 2010

  • Lemon was in Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital for nine days before a doctor concluded he had POEMS Syndrome, an acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes syndrome.

    The Facts: News 2009

  • Lemon was in Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital for nine days before a doctor concluded he had POEMS Syndrome, an acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes syndrome.

    The Facts: News 2009

  • Lemon was in Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital for nine days before a doctor concluded he had POEMS Syndrome, an acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes syndrome.

    The Facts: News 2009

  • Lemon was in Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital for nine days before a doctor concluded he had POEMS Syndrome, an acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes syndrome.

    The Facts: News 2009

  • Lemon was in Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital for nine days before a doctor concluded he had POEMS Syndrome, an acronym for polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy and skin changes syndrome.

    The Facts: News 2009

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