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IgMk paraprotein from gammopathy patient can bind to cardiolipin and interfere with coagulation assay: a case report

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Immunology, June 2017
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  • In the top 25% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
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Title
IgMk paraprotein from gammopathy patient can bind to cardiolipin and interfere with coagulation assay: a case report
Published in
BMC Immunology, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12865-017-0213-0
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Authors

Xin-yao Wu, Yu-feng Yin, Jia-lin Teng, Li-wei Zhang, Cheng-de Yang

Abstract

The monoclonal gammopathies are a group of plasma-cell proliferative disorders characterized by the secretion of monoclonal immunoglobulin (M protein or paraprotein). Some rare cases have revealed the specific affinity of paraprotein as autoantibody. Here we report a patient with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) accompanied by a remarkable increase of anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) and an extensively decreased coagulation factor activity, however, without any clinical signs of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and bleeding. Our further investigation indicated that IgMκ paraprotein of this patient possessed an antibody activity against phospholipids so as to bind to cardiolipin and interfere with coagulation assay in vitro. This case might be indicative that an abnormality of coagulation tests, disturbed by IgMκ paraprotein, does not predict a risk of bleeding in this patient.

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Unknown 13 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 31%
Other 3 23%
Student > Master 2 15%
Researcher 1 8%
Student > Postgraduate 1 8%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 2 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 23%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 23%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 8%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 8%
Sports and Recreations 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Unknown 3 23%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 June 2017.
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#2,967,885
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Immunology
#1
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