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A Case of Micromolecular Myelomatosis and Demonstration of Immunological Identity between the Micromolecule of the Serum and the Urinary Bence-Jones Protein of the same Patient

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THE existence of a micromolecular myelomatosis due to the persistence of the urinary Bence-Jones protein in the serum, suspected a long time ago1–3, was clearly formulated first by Heremans4. Its unquestionable demonstration seems to be, however, delicate5. This was done in our own case especially, thanks to the use of a specific anti-7 S γ-globulin serum of the goat.

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BERROD, J., LARRAT, J., SANDOR, G. et al. A Case of Micromolecular Myelomatosis and Demonstration of Immunological Identity between the Micromolecule of the Serum and the Urinary Bence-Jones Protein of the same Patient. Nature 202, 407–408 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202407a0

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