Abstract:Background: Studies over the past decade, have greatly improved our understanding of the molecular basis of multiple myeloma and mechanisms of disease progression. Metaphase cytogenetics and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) help us to identify the most frequent genetic abnormalities. The division of patients into various risk groups based on the chromosomal markers is being utilized by many centers for select and optimize of therapeutic strategy. However, such molecular risk-stratification systems are… Show more
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