Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Gammapatía monoclonal de importancia indeterminada
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
A benign condition in which there is a higher-than-normal level of a protein called M protein in the blood. Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance are at an increased risk of developing cancer. Also called MGUS.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.