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What is the primary cause of multiple myeloma? is it stress?

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Nobody knows : Bottom line is that nobody knows for sure. No serious studies have correlated multiple myeloma and stress, so this would be an unlikely cause. Genetic abnormalities ate involved in causing this disease but is hard to figure out what is exactly causing such genetic abnormalities. Best wishes, ariel.

Dr Brouwer agreed

Answered 3/7/2013

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