Definitions
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- noun pathology Any
disease ormalfunction that affects the production ofgamma globulin and relatedimmunoglobulins
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood
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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.
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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
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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
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Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia is a distinct lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by bone marrow infiltration with lymphoplasmacytic cells, along with an IgM monoclonal gammopathy.
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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