Serum Betaz-microglo bulin in Burkitt's Lymphoma: A Preliminary Report
Abstract
Summary: Serum beta2-microglobulin, IgG, IgA, IgM and C-reactive protein were determined in 5 children with Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) and in 5 controls. The mean serum betaz-microglobulin of 5.5+0.9mg/L (range 4.2-6.6mg/L) in the BL patients was significantly greater than the mean of 2.8+0.5mg/L (range 2.3–3.6mg/L) in the controls (p<0.001). Similarly, the C-reative protein level was significantly greater in BL patients than in controls (p<0.001). However, mean serum IgG, IgM, IgA were not significantly different between patients and controls. It is suggested that scrum By-microglobulin estimation can serve as a predictive test for relapse and for central nervous system invasion in cases of BL,
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