The abnormal plasma cells and the antibodies they produce are limited to 1 type, and levels of other types of antibodies that help fight infections fall. Thus, people with plasma cell disorders are often at …

Dec 20, 2024 · Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help fight infections by making proteins called antibodies. Antibodies find and …

Nov 17, 2023 · Plasma cell neoplasms are diseases in which the body makes too many plasma cells. Plasma cells develop from B lymphocytes (B cells), a type of white blood cell that is made in the …

The condition has been diagnosed based on biopsy-proved clonal plasma cell tumors and/or the presence in bone marrow of plasma cells at ≥10% of nucleated cells in individuals who have …

Healthy plasma cells make antibodies to help fight off infections and germs. Instead of producing healthy antibodies, people with plasma cell disorders produce abnormal antibodies that may cause …

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In plasma cell disorders, a single aberrant plasma cell proliferates clonally, generating large quantities of monoclonal antibodies, referred to as M-protein. Normally, antibodies consist of two pairs of protein …