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24-hour urine kappa light chain 2.18 mg/dl, lambda can't be quantified, < 0.4 mg/dl. what does it mean, how do i calculate ratio/ rule out lcdd? thx

Q: 24-hour urine kappa light chain 2.18 mg/dl, lambda can't be quantified, < 0.4 mg/dl. what does it mean, how do i calculate ratio/ rule out lcdd? thx

This could be MGUS: MGUS is a monoclonal antibody of uncertain significance. This may mean it will never be cancer but sometimes it can be related to cancer. Your physician can have you see a hematologist. Maybe you have seen one already.

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This could be MGUS: MGUS is a monoclonal antibody of uncertain significance. This may mean it will never be cancer but sometimes it can be related to cancer. Your physician can have you see a hematologist. Maybe you have seen one already.

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Answered 4/7/2016

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A member asked:

24-hour urine kappa light chain 2.18 mg/dl, lambda can't be quantified, < 0.4 mg/dl. what does it mean, how do i calculate ratio/ rule out lcdd? thx

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