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Free kappa lambda light chains

Free kappa lambda light chains

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Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
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Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
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A 44-year old female asked:

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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A female asked:

I have 549igA, 37 sedimentation rate westergren, 21.64 free kappa lt chains,s, and kappa/lambda ratio,s is 1.66 What does this mean?

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A 40-year old male asked:

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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A 63-year old male asked:

I have a labtest result concerning Kappa Free Light Chain value at 36.44 And WITH A LAMBDA FREE LIGHT CHAIN VALUE OF 8.66 THE KAPPA/LAMBDALIGHT RATIO AS A VALUE OF 4.21 I am new paitient with this ...I would like to know the stage or prognosis?

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A 43-year old male asked:

What is the significance of having low serum levels of kappa and lambda free light chains? I had high ch50 and normal C3 and c4.

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A 60-year old female asked about a 67-year old male:

Kappa Lambda ratio u 1.92(L) Free kappa LT chains ur 32.10 (H) Free Lambda LT chains ur 16.70 (H) 24 hour urine What does this mean?

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A 39-year old female asked:

What does elevated Beta 1 and 2 globulin mean? I also have an m spike, high IGA, high kappa light chain free and high kappa/lambda free ratio?

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A 34-year old female asked:

Question about lab results from hematologist. Free kappa light chains serum 19.97 (range is 3.30-19.40mg/l) Normal lambda and ratio.

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A female asked:

Hi doctor, I did a blood test of free light chains. Free Kappa is 20.9, Lambda is 9.4 and kappa/lambda ratio is 2.22, is this something to worry?

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A 31-year old male asked:

Pathology - Just got my blood results back says kappa / Lambda light chains free with ratio urine came 18 high / prostaglandin serum 550 ? What's mean

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A 49-year old female asked:

Immunoglobulin free lt chains blood results : kappa free light chain 20.36 (h) lambda 12.14 normal. Kappa; dheas is 25. Crp is 2.13. Sed rate is 25.?

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A 44-year old male asked:

I am 45 and male. Serum IgA at 472 mg/dl and an apparent polyclonal gammopathy IgA kappa/lambda typing appear increased. Serum free light chain: high kappa 35 mg/L, lambda normal 17.8 mg/L and a ratio of 1.97. Is this Myeloma? No M-protein found?

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A 42-year old female asked:

I took a Immunofixation serum test in December and it was negative. I took it again in January and February. The IFE interpretation says: IgG kappa monoclonal band present. A faint monoclonal free lambda light chain is detected. Do I have cancer?

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A 47-year old female asked:

Is a free light chain kappa/lambda ratio of 13 relatively high or just a touch high, with abnormal monoclonal protein anti IgG and anti lambda? Under medical care. Just curious before follow up. Not expecting diagnosis. Positive Ana 1:320 homogeneous?

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A 35-year old male asked:

I have small fiber neuropathy diagnosed by skin biopsy. My kappa free light chain was slightly elevated with normal lambda and normal kappa/lambda ratio. Is it possible I have amyloidosis?

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A 31-year old male asked:

Serum free light chain test shows normal kappa (8.7mg/dl), low lambda (3.80), high kap/lam ratio (2.31). Serum $ urine electrophoresis show no monoclonal protein, nor does serum immunofixation. Likely MGUS, myeloma, or admyloidosis? CBC/met panel ok.

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A 42-year old female asked:

Light chains KAPPA 55% & LAMBDA 39%. What are the range values?

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A 42-year old female asked:

In lymphocyte phenotyping of periferial blood, what is the normal percentage for Kappa and Lambda light chains?

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A 29-year old male asked:

I've just found out that 3 tests show low kappa/lambda ratio, with lambda light chain levels increased. Do these results mean a thing without m protein?

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A 41-year old male asked:

I have a kappa/lambda ratio of 2.49, kappa lt chain is 18.7, lambda lt chain is 7.5. SPEP looks normal. ESR is 21. CRP is 3. I am JAK2 positive. Should I be concerned?

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A female asked:

Kappa chain is 40.8(H) and lambda is 23.3(normal)..kappa/lambda ratio is 1.75(H)..also low platelets. These #'s be possible of plasma cell disease?

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A male asked:

Test by hemotologist s t/oncologist, kappa//lambda light chain, 24he urine ratio 3.51; kappa/lambda serum ratio 1.86; Erythropoietin = 41.1?

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A 65-year old female 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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A 28-year old female asked:

What does it usually mean when your urine kappa/lambda light chain ratio is 9.48? Kappa uFLC 20.29 Lambda uFLC 2.14 with 3+ occult blood, uRBC went from 3-10 to 20-40/hpf in a month. beta globulins 46%?

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A 50-year old female asked:

Do (serum) kappa and lambda light chains fluctuate in a healthy person, sometimes going outside of the normal range very slightly? As long as the k/l ratio is normal and all other bloodwork including check for M proteins negative, should I not worry?

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A 65-year old female asked:

Light chains elevated. Kappa 300 mg/dL lambda 200. Creat 1.5 CRP 1, ana 160:1. No MM. What diseases can cause this, rule out secondary amyloidosis?

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A 31-year old male asked:

Kappa/lambda FLC ratio high (2.75) w/ normal K(10.21mg/dl) & low L(3.68mg/dl). Hem-onc unsure if ratio implies K monoclonality since serum/urine IFE ok & neither chain is elevated. Could monoclonal K be suppressing L? IgA a bit high IgG &IgM a bitlow

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A 65-year old female asked:

Kappa (4 vs ref 2mg/dl) and sometimes lambda light chain in 24hr urine without mm. What can be suspected? Anemia, worsening ckd, improves with na co3

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A 50-year old female asked:

Can stress cause higher serum light chain numbers? Kappa slightly elevated (21.5), lambda normal, k/l ratio normal. Kappa, lambda, k/l ratio in urine all normal. No M protein observed. I have stress and anxiety..just wondering if this could affect.

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A 38-year old female asked:

Resent blood work states IgM 875, an appearant polyclonal glammopathy IgM, kappa and Lambda light chains appear increased. Possible Multiple myeloma?

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