monoclonal
మోనోక్లోనల్
definition
adjective
Whether polyclonal proliferations progress to monoclonal lymphomas has not been proven.
forming a clone that is derived asexually from a single individual or cell.
example
Pollen analysis enables the honey producer to identify whether the honey is 'monoclonal' or polyclonal.
Evaluation of the bone marrow revealed a small 'monoclonal' population of cytoplasmic kappa light chain-restricted plasma cells in an otherwise normocellular marrow.
Additionally, a polyclonal intracerebral inflammatory response may precede the proliferation of 'monoclonal' malignant lymphoid cells.
Whether polyclonal proliferations progress to 'monoclonal' lymphomas has not been proven.
Herein, we report a case of 'monoclonal' B-cell proliferation involving lymph nodes, bone marrow, and peripheral blood in a patient with Whipple disease.
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