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Multiple Myeloma
Multiple Myeloma: is a cancer that forms in certain types of white blood cells called plasma cells. Plasma cells help you fight off infections by creating and making antibodies that recognize and attack germs in the body. Multiple myeloma causes cancer cells to grow in the bone marrow, where they eventually push out the healthy cells. The cancer cells produce abnormal proteins that can cause complications.
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MAR 10, 2015 | 9:00 AM
DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 TIME: 09:00 PST, 11:00 CST, 12:00 EST, 16:00 GMTThe International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) has issued updated criteria for the diagnosis of multiple...
MAY 28, 2014 | 10:30 AM
Traditional testing methods for monoclonal protein in Plasma Cell Dyscrasias correctly identify a majority of patients. However, limitations in these methods can cause patients to be missed...
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This presentation focuses on contemporary methods for detection of monoclonal proteins (M-protiens) that are associated with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell dyscrasias. The basic princ...