Serum free light chain (SFLC) testing is ordered to help detect, diagnose, and monitor plasma cell disorders (dyscrasias), including multiple myeloma, primary amyloidosis, and related diseases or to monitor the effectiveness of treatment.Light chains are proteins produced by plasma cells. Within a plasma cell, two light chains and two heavy chains combine to form an immunoglobulin.With a group of conditions called plasma cell disorders or monoclonal gammopathies, a plasma cell becomes neoplastic, dividing more than it should, and produces large amounts of an abnormal monoclonal immunoglobulin (M-protein). This protein may be an intact immunoglobulin or only one of its components – a kappa or lambda light chain, or rarely, a heavy chain.Plasma cell disorders are routinely diagnosed using serum and urine protein electrophoresis tests (SPEP/UPEP), followed by immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) tests to determine which immunoglobulin is present in excess. Blood tests may also be ordered to measure levels of intact immunoglobulins (e.g., IgG, IgM, IgA).
Sample Type - Blood
Reporting Time - 48 Hrs
Prerequisites - No special preparation required
Price - ₹1960/-
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