a major problem in the study of peripheral blood ( pb ) b cells from patients with multiple myeloma ( mm ) is the distinction between the cells really able to synthesize membrane ( m ) immunoglobulins ( ig ) and those able only to absorb serum ig passively , since the lymphocytes of such patients are bathed in very high concentrations of monoclonal ig .
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multiple myeloma
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lymphocytes