Preferred Name |
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance |
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Synonyms |
Benign Monoclonal Gammopathy |
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Definitions |
A plasma cell disorder in which an abnormal amount of a single immunoglobulin is present in the serum. Up to 25% of cases of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) progress to a B-cell malignancy or myeloma. MGUS may occur in conjunction with various carcinomas, chronic inflammatory and infectious conditions, and other diseases. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3996" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3996" NCI Thesaurus) |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000040134 |
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altLabel |
Benign Monoclonal Gammopathy Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance plasma cell neoplasm, monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance MGUS |
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cui |
C0026470 |
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Date last modified |
2010-02-07 |
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definition |
A plasma cell disorder in which an abnormal amount of a single immunoglobulin is present in the serum. Up to 25% of cases of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) progress to a B-cell malignancy or myeloma. MGUS may occur in conjunction with various carcinomas, chronic inflammatory and infectious conditions, and other diseases. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C3996" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C3996" NCI Thesaurus) |
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Legacy PDQ ID |
29 |
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MENU PARENT |
precancerous condition nonmalignant neoplasm |
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MENU TYPE |
Clinical Trials--CancerType |
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NCI ID |
C3996 |
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notation |
CDR0000040134 |
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ORIG STY |
Disease/diagnosis |
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prefLabel |
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance |
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tui |
T191 |
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subClassOf |