Although multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease ... a monoclonal protein detected by immunofixation or abnormal light chains in the urine or serum. Plasma cell dyscrasia encompasses ...

which indicates that the multiple myeloma clone persists despite the fact that available assays, such as serum protein electrophoresis with immunofixation, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry ...

Comparison of serum IFE with serum FLC in a large primary care and tertiary referral hospital showed that 50.7% of subjects with an M-protein demonstrated by IFE had normal κ/λ ratios. These ...

Previous results on immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) and quantitative free light chain (FLC) measurements have been conflicting. Patients and Methods: The purpose of this study was to compare ...