Immunoelectrophoresis - serum
Alternate Names : IEP - serum, Immunoglobulin electrophoresis - serum, Gammaglobulin electrophoresis, Serum immunoglobulin electrophoresis
Normal Values
No monoclonal antibodies are detected.
What do Abnormal Results Mean?
In some malignant disorders (most often multiple myeloma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia) a single clone of lymphocytes produces one type of protein -- a monoclonal immunoglobulin. This is identifiable as monoclonal (all the same type) by immunoelectrophoresis. Some people have monoclonal immunoglobulins, but do not have a malignant disorder.
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