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Starch Gel Electrophoresis Studies on Abnormal Proteins in Myeloma and Macroglobulinæmia

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WE have investigated by starch gel electrophoresis1, using a technique described in a previous paper2, 28 sera from patients with multiple myeloma, 13 from patients with macroglobulinæmia, 4 sera from cases with atypical dysproteinæmia. In every case a characterization of abnormal serum components was carried out previously, using free-boundary electrophoresis3, analytical ultracentrifuging4, agar gel and immuno-electrophoresis5.

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FINE, J., CREYSSEL, R. Starch Gel Electrophoresis Studies on Abnormal Proteins in Myeloma and Macroglobulinæmia. Nature 183, 392 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183392a0

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