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Test results came back and say free kappa lt chains, s 34.81 free lambda lt chains, s is 29.22kappa,lambda ratio is 1.19. is it myeloma what is test 4

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Light chains: Light chains (kappa and lambda) are a part of the immunoglobulin molecues the body makes. A given plasma cell only makes one type of light chain, most commonly this is kappa. When immunoglobulin cells proliferate like a neoplasm, then one type will overwhelm the others. Your values are nearly even, and the ratio is not abnormal, so it is unlikely that you have myeloma or another Ig-producing lesion.

Answered 11/5/2020

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