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What does MGUS stand for?

Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance


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Samples in periodicals archive:
A symptomless blood disorder, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), is not linked to as many serious diseases as previously thought, according to a study published in the August 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
In this patient, two separate entities were present simultaneously--an extramedullary IgA-secreting plasmacytoma and a monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance that had occurred as a result of the immunosuppression therapy for his rheumatoid arthritis.
Her past medical history was significant for hypertriglyceridemia, gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), and a history of a positive purified protein derivative (PPD) test.
The term monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) denotes the presence of a monoclonal protein (M protein) in patients without evidence of multiple myeloma, macroglobulinemia, amyloidosis, or other related diseases.

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