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Immune System ‘Light Chain Glitch’ Tied To Higher Likelihood Of Death
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Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune system 'glitch' that reveals people whose immune systems produce too much of an antibody molecule called a free light chain are far more likely to die of a life-threatening illness like cancer, diabetes or cardiac and respiratory disease than those whose bodies make normal levels.
The study is published in the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Soundbites with Vincent Rajkumar, M.D., are available in the downloads above.
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Dr. Vincent Rajkumar, Mayo Clinic Hematologist
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