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Case discussion The patient is suffering from multiple myeloma. Multiple myelomas represent a malignant proliferation of plasma cells derived from a single clone. The plasma cells in a normal individual are end-stage cells that secrete specific antibodies for a few days and then die. In contrast, the plasma cells in an individual with multiple myeloma […]

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Alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency- a case study

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Case details A severe form of obstructive lung disease, starting with dyspnea and leading progressively toward emphysema, was found in several members of the family. One brother had died earlier of lung disease. Blood plasma from his surviving brother and sister showed an abnormally low concentration of α1-Antitrypsin (5.5 μm, normal is 20–48 μm), the

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