Description

Overproduction of a monoclonal protein may be associated with underproduction of uninvolved immunoglobulins.


Immunoparesis is the suppression in the production of one or more uninvolved immunoglobulins associated with a monoclonal protein.

 

It may affect 1, 2 or more immunoglobulin isotypes.

 

It is a significant risk factor for progression to myeloma.

 

Number of Reduced Immunoglobulin Isotypes

Median Time to Progression

0

159 months

1

78 months

2

32 months

 


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