Suzanne Lentzsch: Prevalence of MGUS in Africa

Suzanne Lentzsch, Professor of Clinical Medicine and the Director of the Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, shared on X:

“Prevalence of MGUS in Africa: a Population-Based study by⁦⁦ Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center⁩ team our study suggests incidence of MGUS is similar between ethnicities higher light-chain MGUS might reflect alternate etiologies, such as untreated HIV infection.”

‘Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance in eswatini: a Population-Based study in africa’ Published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum

Autors: Kara I Cicero, Xolisile Dlamini, Yvonne Mavengere, Jessica Justman, Harriet Nuwagaba-Biribonwoha, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Mxolisi Dlamini, Simphiwe Ngwenyama, Cebisile Ngcamphalala, Andrea Low, Neena M Philip, Wafaa M El-Sadr,  Ruben Sahabo, Tesfay Abreha, Sintayehu Temesgen, Nokuthula Mahlalela, Codruta Chiuzan, Yuxuan Chen, Samuel S Pan, Suzanne Lentzsch, Alfred I Neugut.

Source: Suzanne Lentzsch/X