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Estimation of Daily Proteinuria in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Using the Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio in Random Urine Samples

Estimation of Daily Proteinuria in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Using the... Brief Communication Received: November 30, 2009 Acta Haematol 2010;123:226–229 Accepted after revision: February 15, 2010 DOI: 10.1159/000313448 Published online: April 27, 2010 Estimation of Daily Proteinuria in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Using the Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio in Random Urine Samples a a a b Jocelyn L. Wozney   Abdulla A. Damluji  Faris Ahmed   Maurizio Zangari   a a Thomas P. Loughran, Jr.   Giampaolo Talamo   a b   Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pa. ,   University of Utah, Division of Hematology, Blood/Marrow Transplant and Myeloma Program, Salt Lake City, Utah , USA U rine proteins in multiple myeloma (MM) include not discarded because they were found to be incomplete [8] . only monoclonal light chains (‘Bence-Jones’ proteins) but Due to the difficulties involved in obtaining a complete also albumin, which can be excreted in large amounts, sample, results are often inaccurate and unreliable [9, 10] . sometimes in the nephrotic range. A daily excretion Moreover, laboratory manipulation of specimens is cost- 1 12 g is sufficient to define stage III disease in the Durie- ly and relatively time-consuming [11–13] . The use of the Salmon system [1] . The International Myeloma Working random (‘spot’) protein-to-creatinine (Pr/Cr) ratio has Group recommends a 24-hour urine collection http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Haematologica Karger

Estimation of Daily Proteinuria in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Using the Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio in Random Urine Samples

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0001-5792
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1421-9662
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10.1159/000313448
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Brief Communication Received: November 30, 2009 Acta Haematol 2010;123:226–229 Accepted after revision: February 15, 2010 DOI: 10.1159/000313448 Published online: April 27, 2010 Estimation of Daily Proteinuria in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Using the Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio in Random Urine Samples a a a b Jocelyn L. Wozney   Abdulla A. Damluji  Faris Ahmed   Maurizio Zangari   a a Thomas P. Loughran, Jr.   Giampaolo Talamo   a b   Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Hershey, Pa. ,   University of Utah, Division of Hematology, Blood/Marrow Transplant and Myeloma Program, Salt Lake City, Utah , USA U rine proteins in multiple myeloma (MM) include not discarded because they were found to be incomplete [8] . only monoclonal light chains (‘Bence-Jones’ proteins) but Due to the difficulties involved in obtaining a complete also albumin, which can be excreted in large amounts, sample, results are often inaccurate and unreliable [9, 10] . sometimes in the nephrotic range. A daily excretion Moreover, laboratory manipulation of specimens is cost- 1 12 g is sufficient to define stage III disease in the Durie- ly and relatively time-consuming [11–13] . The use of the Salmon system [1] . The International Myeloma Working random (‘spot’) protein-to-creatinine (Pr/Cr) ratio has Group recommends a 24-hour urine collection

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Published: Jan 1, 2010

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