2014International Journal of Biomedical ResearchOpen access

Biclonal Gammopathy of IgA Kappa variants - A Case Report

Manchana Lakshman Kumar, Mahjabeen Salma, P. Bhulaxmi, K. Malathi, Shaik Karimuddin Abdullah

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Multiple myeloma is a clonal malignant neoplasm of plasma cells and is characterized by the secretion of monoclonal protein in plasma. Here, we report a case of biclonal multiple myeloma having two spikes on serum protein electrophoresis, one being in Beta-2 region and the other in gamma region. Further on immunofixation, both peaks were found to be of IgA-kappa variant. Biclonal gammopathy is a rare case, which accounts for only 1% of all myelomas but biclonal gammopathy of IgA kappa variant has not been described in the literature so far.

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Multiple myeloma is a clonal malignant neoplasm of plasma cells and is characterized by the secretion of monoclonal protein in plasma. Here, we report a case of biclonal multiple myeloma having two spikes on serum protein electrophoresis, one being in Beta-2 region and the other in gamma region. Further on immunofixation, both peaks were found to be of IgA-kappa variant. Biclonal gammopathy is a rare case, which accounts for only 1% of all myelomas but biclonal gammopathy of IgA kappa variant has not been described in the literature so far.

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Multiple myeloma is a clonal malignant neoplasm of plasma cells and is characterized by the secretion of monoclonal protein in plasma. Here, we report a case of biclonal multiple myeloma having two spikes on serum protein electrophoresis, one being in Beta-2 region and the other in gamma region. Further on immunofixation, both peaks were found to be of IgA-kappa variant. Biclonal gammopathy is a rare case, which accounts for only 1% of all myelomas but biclonal gammopathy of IgA kappa variant has not been described in the literature so far.

Key concepts: Medicine, Kappa, Monoclonal gammopathy, Dermatology, Gammopathy, Pathology, Antibody, Immunology

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