Monoclonal gammopathy among patients with chronic hepatitis C infection
| Autor: | Iqbal Siddique, David Nkansa-Dwamena, Fuad Hassan, Hisham Abu El-Naga, Salem H. Alshemmari, Reem Ameen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Electrophoresis
medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Hepatitis C virus Paraproteinemias General Medicine Hepatitis C Chronic medicine.disease_cause Virus Monoclonal gammopathy Chronic hepatitis Kuwait Interferon Polyclonal antibodies Serum protein electrophoresis Monoclonal Immunology medicine biology.protein Prevalence Humans medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre. 13(2) |
| ISSN: | 1011-7571 |
| Popis: | Objective: To determine the prevalence of monoclonal gammopathies in Kuwait and its association with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Methodology: Serum protein electrophoresis and measurement of immunoglobulin levels were carried out prospectively in 100 consecutive patients with chronic HCV infection. Results: Among the 100 patients tested (82 males, 18 females; median age 45 years), 59 had polyclonal band in serum protein electrophoresis while the other 41 had a normal pattern. None of the patients had monoclonal gammopathy. The mean serum immunoglobulin levels were: IgG 18.4 g/l (range 4–39), IgA 2.9 g/l (range 0.09–8) and IgM 1.6 g/l (range 0.14–6.08). Conclusion: There was no evidence of monoclonal gammopathies in patients with chronic HCV infection in Kuwait. |
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