Protein Electrophoresis incl. immunoglobin

Protein electrophoresis is a method for separating the proteins found in blood (serum) or urine. Specific proteins of interest can be identified by separating the proteins by gel electrophoresis which appear as different bands. Alterations to these patterns are associated with a variety of different diseases and conditions. For example in multiple myeloma (a cancer of certain types of white blood cells called plasma cells), the uncontrolled growth and division of a malignant plasma cell leads to the production of large amounts of a single type of immunoglobulin (antibody).