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A small amount of a kappa-type monoclonal protein was also found, but it's too little to measure precisely.
Your test results show a high level of kappa free light chains in your blood, with a very high free light chain ratio of 101.55 (normal is around 0.26 to 1.65). This means there's a much larger amount of kappa chains compared to lambda chains, which is not typical.
The kappa light chain level itself is also elevated at 89.36 mg/L (normal is about 3.3 to 19.4 mg/L). These findings suggest that a group of identical plasma cells (a "clone") is making too many kappa light chains, which may be a sign of a condition like MGUS, multiple myeloma, or another plasma cell disorder.
While this doesn’t confirm cancer, it is an abnormal result that needs further evaluation by a specialist.
Next step: CBC, calcium, creatinine (to assess anemia, kidney function, etc.)

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@swalex : All of those tests you list were normal.

@swalex I just got my latest light chains blood results (slightly higher than April test) w kappa 26.3 mg/L and lambda 11 w ratio 2.39 w normal range .26-1.65 w my IgM 4,655 and normal range 20-172 mg/dl which seems ridiculously highly inaccurate. How could ur #s be that high? Im requesting another test from diff provider like Quest