Abstract
Paraproteinemias are a group of multisystem disorders characterized by neoplastic proliferation of a single clone of immunoglobulin-producing plasma cells. These disorders are
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Amyloidosis
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Multiple myeloma
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Waldenstrom macrogammaglobulinemia
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Heavy-chain diseases
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Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)
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(2006). Paraproteinemias. In: Clinical Atlas of Interstitial Lung Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-326-0_34
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