Subtype | Flow cytometry (n) | Traditional methodsa (n) |
P
|
|---|
IgD | 5 | 5 | > 0.05 |
IgG | 8 | 9 | > 0.05 |
IgM | 1 | 1 | > 0.05 |
IgA | 10 | 10 | > 0.05 |
Light chain | 9 | 9 | > 0.05 |
Non-secretory | 1 | 1 | > 0.05 |
- MM multiple myeloma, IgD immunoglobulin D, IgG immunoglobulin G, IgM immunoglobulin M, IgA immunoglobulin A
- aThe monoclonal immunoglobulin was detected by serum protein electrophoresis, urine protein electrophoresis; serum and urine immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE); serum and urine free light chain (FLC) assay. In this article, we named these methods as traditional methods
