<biochemistry, immunology> Malignant paraprotein is a form of antibody characteristic of and produced by malignant cells of the mature B-cell type, for example in multiple myeloma. ... <tumour marker> Its presence in the blood acts as an important marker of disease. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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(par″ә-pro´tēn) a normal or abnormal plasma protein appearing in large quantities as a result of some pathologic condition, now replaced in most contexts by the term m component.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-prō′tēn Definitions: 1. A monoclonal immunoglobulin of blood plasma, observed electrophoretically as an intense band in γ, β, or α regions, due to an isolated increase in a single immunoglobulin type as a result of a clone of plasma cells arising from the abnormal rapid multi...
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