Inter-laboratory discordance of beta-2 microglobulin results: impact on the validity of the international staging system for multiple myeloma

Br J Haematol. 2014 Sep;166(6):951-3. doi: 10.1111/bjh.12922. Epub 2014 Apr 30.
No abstract available

Keywords: beta-2 microglobulin; multiple myeloma; neoplasm staging.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / standards
  • Humans
  • Luminescence
  • Multiple Myeloma / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasm Staging*
  • Nephelometry and Turbidimetry / standards
  • Prognosis
  • Prospective Studies
  • Reference Standards
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • beta 2-Microglobulin / blood*

Substances

  • beta 2-Microglobulin