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History of igg and lambda in blood having further testing. im having upper back pain and shortness of breath. is this related see hemo doc in 2 weeks.

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Dr. Stevan Cordas answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Lambda: Is your igg monoclonal? Everyone has both kappa and lambda light chains in their blood. May or may not be related depending on severity, final diagnosis by hematologist.

Answered 4/18/2013

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