Thursday, May 15, 2008

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serum protien electrophoresis

your pattern

immune system "stuck"

Normally the immune system produces antibodies

tags that identify foreign things like

germs

parasites

cancer cells

When the body comes in contact with one of these, it produces the matching tag

But normally, there is a constant improvement so there is never alot of one tag

Normally, no tag is present in high enough concentration to produce the spike

The spike means something is abnormal

This condition is called a monoclonal gammopathy

There are a number of potential ways that this can harm a person

  1. break bones
    1. a lump of these cells
  2. decrease immunity
  3. protein can mess up the kidneys
  4. it can cause neuropathy

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