The prevalence of decreased glomerular filtration rate in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Abstract

Chronic renal failure was found in 38,6 % of patients with monoclonal gammopathy od undetermined significance by using cystatin C estimation and in 34,6 % of patients by using serum creatinine. The class of monoclonal gammopathy may influence results in cystatin C methods, but not in creatinine method.

Keywords

• Chronic renal failure
• glomerular filtration rate
• monoclonal gammopathy
• free light chains