| ABCM
| adriamycin (doxorubicin), busulphan, cyclophosphamide, melphalan
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| ACR
| urine albumin/creatinine ratio
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| ARF
| acute renal failure
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| ASCT
| autologous stem-cell transplant
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| ASMM
| asymptomatic multiple myeloma
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| B-CLL
| B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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| BMPC
| bone marrow plasma cells
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| CRF
| chronic renal failure
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| CRP
| C-reactive protein
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| CZE
| capillary zone electrophoresis
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| CSF
| cerebrospinal fluid
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| C-VAMP
| cyclophosphamide and VAMP
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| Dex
| dexamethasone
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| ESR
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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| FcRn
| Brambell Fc receptor
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| FLC(s)
| Free light chain(s)
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| GFR
| glomerular filtration rate
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| HDM
| high dose melphalan
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| HLC(s)
| hevy/light chain(s)
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| (s)IFE
| (serum) immunofixation electrophoresis
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| IgG
| immunoglobulin G
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| Ig(s)
| immunoglobulin(s)
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| IIMM
| intact immunoglobulin multiple myeloma
|
| IMIg(s)
| intact monoclonal immunoglobulin(s)
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| κ
| kappa
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| κ/λ
| kappa/lambda (ratio)
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| λ
| lambda
|
| LCDD
| light chain deposition disease
|
| LCMM
| light chain multiple myeloma
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| MDRD
| Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study
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| MGUS
| monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
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| MM
| multiple myeloma
|
| NHL
| non-Hodgkin lymphoma
|
| NR
| normal range
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| NSMM
| nonsecretory multiple myeloma
|
| NT-proBNP
| amino-terminal fragment of type B naturetic peptide
|
| PBSCT
| peripheral blood stem cell transplant
|
| pSS
| primary Sjögren’s syndrome
|
| PIgs
| polyclonal immunoglobulins
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| RA
| rheumatoid arthritis
|
| SAP
| serum amyloid P (scans)
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| sFLC
| serum free light chain
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| sIFE
| serum IFE
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| SLE
| systemic lupus erythematosus
|
| SPE
| serum protein electrophoresis
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| TSP
| total serum protein (in IFE tests)
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| uFLC(s)
| urine free light chain(s)
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| uIFE
| urine IFE
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| UPE
| urine protein electrophoresis
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| VAD
| vincristine, adriamycin (doxorubicin), dexamethasone
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| VED
| vincristine, epirubicin, dexamethasone
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| VAMP
| vincristine, adriamycin, melphalan, methyl-prednisolone
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