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What is the immunofixation electrophoresis?
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Test for abnormal Ig: It is a test to characterize the nature of abnormal/monoclonal immunoglobulins in serum. It is often used in the diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
Answered 5/8/2012
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When do you use immunofixation protein electrophoresis instead of regular serum protein electrophoresis ? Is it more informative ? What about serum immunoglobulins?
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High KAPPA/LAMBDA LIGHT CHAIN/slightly high ratio.No Monoclonal protein immunofixation or serum electrophoresis. Is this a type of cancer?Normal WBC
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What is an immunofixation electrophoresis?
What is immunofixation electrophoresis? What is it used for?
Doesn't immunofixation test for the same things as protein electrophoresis and even more than protein electrophoresis?
What would be the diagnosis for slightly above nomal range serum Img M, normal Img A & G. SPE Electrophoresis pattern revealing possible abnormality. Protein test: Normal levels. Serum immunofixation: No paraprotein, no bands. normal pattern? Thanks
Will the serum protein electrophoresis test tell me anything that the immunofixation test would not tell me?
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