Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is not cancer. There’s a small risk it can become cancer. Out of every 100 people with MGUS, each year, 1 or 2 of them will get cancer from ...

First, both are more prevalent than they believed, at least among the people of Iceland—MGUS was found among .5% of the population over age 40. And second, SMM is also more common than was known ...

And so, when people unfortunately progress from MGUS to smoldering to active myeloma, the bad protein grows, and it starts to affect our good blood. When in fact, unfortunately, it really goes to ...

Histological senescence analysis of diagnostic bone marrow biopsies from patients with MGUS, SMM, or newly diagnosed MM (NDMM). Credit: Leukemia (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41375-025-02572-z ...

Multiple myeloma is a cancer that arises from a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell, which is produced in the bone marrow. Multiple myeloma is sometimes preceded by conditions called ...

People with M proteins in their blood may have MGUS, which is a noncancerous condition. In some cases, MGUS can lead to multiple myeloma or other cancers. However, M proteins can also indicate SMM.

Dear Dr. Roach: Would it be possible for you to explain my recent diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)? Apparently, 3% to 5% of the population over the age of 50 ...

Individuals with obesity are more likely to have monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), a benign blood condition that often precedes multiple myeloma, according to new research.

Free light chains, kappa (κ) lambda (λ), are produced by plasma cells and known to be an important marker in patients with Multiple Myeloma and AL Amyloidosis. The precursor condition to Multiple ...

Rheumatology > General Rheumatology Doubt Cast on MGUS-Autoimmune Disease Link — Population-based study fails to confirm earlier findings. by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today May ...

Risk for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance up in World Trade Center-exposed recovery workers. Sep 8, 2022. MGUS can progress to multiple myeloma within five years.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would it be possible for you to explain my recent diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)? Apparently, 3% to 5% of the population over the age of 50 show ...