articleNew England Journal of MedicineFeb 21, 2002Closed access

A Long-Term Study of Prognosis in Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance

Mayo Clinic in Arizona · Cancer Research And Biostatistics · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Background

A monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) occurs in up to 2 percent of persons 50 years of age or older. Reliable predictors of progression have not been identified, and information on prognosis is limited.

Methods

We identified 1384 patients residing in southeastern Minnesota in whom MGUS was diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic from 1960 through 1994. The primary end point was progression to multiple myeloma or another plasma-cell cancer.

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Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Internal medicine
  • Macroglobulinemia
  • Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
  • Amyloidosis
  • Gastroenterology
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