Characterization of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance by Calorimetric Analysis of Blood Serum Proteome

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a premalignant proliferative disorder that may progress to multiple myeloma, a malignant plasma cell neoplasia. We evaluated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) as an experimental tool for differentiating serum samples of MGUS patients...

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Autores: Barcelo, Francisca, Cerda, Joan J., Gutiérrez, Antonio, Jimenez-Marco, Teresa, Duran Pastor, Maria Antonia, Novo, Andrés, Ros, Teresa, Sampol Mayol, Antonia, Portugal, Jose
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears
Repositorio:Docusalut
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/10906
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/10906
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diagnosis, Differential
Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
Humans
Adult
Young Adult
Case-Control Studies
Middle Aged
Blood Proteins
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Proteome
Proteomics
Male
Female
Proteoma
Diagnóstico Diferencial
Proteínas Sanguíneas
Anciano de 80 o más Años
Proteómica
Gammopatía Monoclonal de Relevancia Indeterminada
Adulto Joven
Anciano
Persona de Mediana Edad
Humanos
Masculino
Rastreo Diferencial de Calorimetría
Femenino
Estudios de Casos y Controles
Adulto
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Sumario:Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a premalignant proliferative disorder that may progress to multiple myeloma, a malignant plasma cell neoplasia. We evaluated differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) as an experimental tool for differentiating serum samples of MGUS patients from healthy individuals. DSC thermograms can be used for monitoring changes in the serum proteome associated with MGUS. MGUS patients showed great variability in serum thermogram characteristics, which depended on the IgG, IgA or IgM iso-types and/or the. or. light chains. Thermogram feature parameters distinguished patients with MGUS from healthy people. Serum samples, named as non-MGUS, were also collected from patients with subjacent immunological pathologies who were discarded of having MGUS through serum immunofixation. They were used to verify the sensitivity of DSC for discriminating MGUS from related blood dyscrasias. Only some DSC thermogram feature parameters differentiated, to a lesser extent, between MGUS and non-MGUS individuals. We contemplate DSC as a tool for early diagnosis and monitoring of MGUS.