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Causes if a polyclonal gammopayhy with elevated kappa and lambda free light chains? seems to be of the igg type slightly elevated count.

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Dr. Carrie Cannon answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Polyclonal IgG: It can be caused by numerous inflammatory, infectious, and malignant causes, for example; TB, Rheumatoid arthritis, cirrhosis of the liver, lymphoma, and MS. A more extensive list, click on Table 3 link inside article below. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0101/p105.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC356447/ Mild elevation could simply be a mild cold with a rhinovirus. No worries.

Answered 9/7/2018

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