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Why is myeloma a cancer and primary amyloidosis is not?
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Different: Multiple myeloma is a malignant proliferation of plasma cells from a single clone. Primary symbiosis is a clonal B cell disorder in which protein and fibril deposition occurs in various organs which can involve both light and heavy chains.
Answered 9/8/2014
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