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Blood Protein Disorders

Medical Definition:
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Blood Protein Disorders Categories.

	Agammaglobulinemia - An immunologic deficiency state characterized by an extremely low level of generally all classes of gamma-globulin in the blood.
	Dysgammaglobulinemia - An immunologic deficiency state characterized by selective deficiencies of one or more, but not all, classes of immunoglobulins.
	Hypergammaglobulinemia - An excess of GAMMA-GLOBULINS in the blood. It is seen frequently in chronic infectious diseases. (Dorland, 27th ed)
	Hypoproteinemia - A condition in which total serum protein level is below the normal range. Hypoproteinemia can be caused by protein malabsorption in the gastrointestinal tract, EDEMA, or PROTEINURIA.
	Paraproteinemias - A group of related diseases characterized by an unbalanced or disproportionate proliferation of immunoglobulin-producing cells, usually from a single clone. These cells frequently secrete a structurally homogeneous immunoglobulin (M-component) and/or an abnormal immunoglobulin.

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