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Beta 2-microglobulin

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Beta 2-microglobulin
Protein produced by B-cells; high concentrations in the blood are indicative of multiple myeloma.
Mentioned in: Multiple Myeloma


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De Franco P, Varghese J, Brown W, et al: Secondary hyperparathyroidism, and not beta 2-microglobulin amyloid, as a cause of spontaneous tendon rupture in patients on chronic hemodialysis.
The primary findings associated with chronic cadmium exposures in animals as well as humans were proteinuria, glucosuria, aminoaciduria, and progressive reduction in the glomerular filtration rate which was identified by the significantly increased serum creatinine and beta 2-microglobulin concentrations.
 
 
 
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