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M protein
An antibody or part of an antibody found in unusually large amounts in the blood or urine of patients with multiple myeloma, a form of cancer that arises in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies)
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- PKD Short for phenylketonuria. See: Phenylketonuria.
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- RX Medical abbreviation for treatment
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