Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a universally fatal disease characterized by the accumulation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow [1]. It accounts for 2 % of all cancer deaths and 15 % of all hematologic malignancies, with about 13,000 deaths per year in the USA [2]. In most cases of MM, it is believed to be preceded by a pre-malignant clonal population of plasma cells called monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), which is the most common lymphoid tumor in humans [3]. Despite some evidence of familial clustering, the effects of genetic background and environment remain to be clarified. Some early reports of MM risk genes are just emerging.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Neoplastic Diseases of the Blood |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 601-613 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781461437642 |
ISBN (Print) | 1461437636, 9781461437635 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2013 |
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Keywords
- Microarray gene expression
- Multiple myeloma
- Primary and secondary genetic events
- Single-nucleotide polymorphism