Dedication and Acknowledgements
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Dedication
This 5th edition is dedicated to my wife Barbara and my children, Edward, Annie and Susie. They have given me the indulgence of time, discovery and innovation. This has allowed faster entry of serum free light chain assays into clinical practice. I much appreciate their love and patience.
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Acknowledgements
Many people have been involved in the research, development and application of free light chain immunoassays. They include the following at The Binding Site Ltd:- Graham Mead, Hugh Carr-Smith, Paul Showell, Stephen Harding, Richard Hampton and Laura Smith. The clinical data were obtained in collaboration with the following:- Mark Drayson, Paul Cockwell and Colin Hutchison, University of Birmingham, UK; Jerry Katzmann, Robert Kyle, Roshini Abraham, Vincent Rajkumar and Raynell Clark, The Mayo Clinic, USA; David Keren, University of Michigan Medical School, USA; Philip Hawkins and Helen Lachmann, UK Amyloidosis Centre, Royal Free Hospital, London; Peter Hill and Julia Forsyth, Derby NHS Trust, UK; G Pratt, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham; M Chappell and N Evans, University of Warwick; S Abdulla, St Mary’s Hospital, London; Timothy Harvey and Gary Galvin, Walsall Manor Hospital, UK; Mohammad Nowrousian, Essen University, Germany; and numerous other physicians who have sent samples to the laboratory. I am also indebted to Roger Williams for proof reading and Paul Sutton for the setting and presentation of this book. My grateful thanks go to them all.
The initial stages of the project were supported by a grant from the Department of Trade and Industry (No. WMR/26799/SP).
