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Protein Electrophoresis - Serum


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What do Abnormal Results Mean?

Decreased total protein may indicate:

Malnutrition
Nephrotic syndrome
Gastrointestinal protein-losing enteropathy

Increased alpha-1 globulin proteins may indicate:

Chronic inflammatory disease (for example, rheumatoid arthritis, SLE)
Acute inflammatory disease
Malignancy

Decreased alpha-1 globulin proteins may indicate:

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

Increased alpha-2 globulin proteins may indicate:

Acute inflammation
Chronic inflammation

Decreased alpha-2 globulin proteins may indicate:

Hemolysis

Increased beta globulin proteins may indicate:

Hyperlipoproteinemia (for example, familial hypercholesterolemia)
Estrogen therapy

Decreased beta globulin proteins may indicate:

Increased gamma globulin proteins may indicate:

Multiple myeloma
Chronic inflammatory disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, SLE)
Hyperimmunization
Acute infection
Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia
Chronic liver disease

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Review Date : 9/14/2003
Reviewed By : Corey Cutler, M.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.P.C., Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Instructor in Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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