Abstract
Investigation of recurrent venous thromboembolic events in a 46-year-old man with progressive IgG kappa (total serum IgG, 74.3 mg/ml) multiple myeloma revealed profound reductions in free protein S (PS) antigen (<0.l U/ml) and PS activity (0.33 U/ml). Total PS antigen, protein C, antithrombin III, and C4b-binding protein levels were within normal limits. The patient had no family history suggestive of a congenital PS deficiency and no history of thrombosis predating the diagnosis of his plasma cell dyscrasia. Patient IgG was isolated from serum using a protein A-sepharose affinity column and characterized. PS-dependent clotting assays (Staclot Protein S, Diagnostica Stago, Asnieres sur-Seine, France) performed on normal pooled plasma mixed with dilutions of patient IgG (0.0-33.0 mg/ml) revealed a dose-dependent neutralization of PS activity by 43%. Total and free PS antigen levels were measured using Laurell rocket electroimmunodiffusion (Assera-Plate Protein S, Diagnostica Stago), which revealed a similar dose-dependent reduction in free PS antigen but preserved normal total PS antigen. Free PS antigen was reduced by 77% to 0.23 U/ml using an IgG concentration (16.5 mg/ml) less than one-fourth of that of the patient at time of...Continue Reading
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