Quantitative abnormalities in the β-region of the electrophoretic profile of serum proteins as predictive markers of monoclonality: Machine learning for monoclonality prediction.

Journal: Clinical biochemistry
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: To develop a machine learning algorithm aimed at predicting the presence of a monoclonal (M-) protein when the β-globulin fraction is elevated.

Authors

  • Sara Cherkaoui
    Dept of Clinical Chemistry University Hospital Laboratory of Brussels (LHUB-ULB) Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium. Electronic address: sara.cherkaoui@ulb.be.
  • Slavka Penickova
    Dept of Clinical Chemistry University Hospital Laboratory of Brussels (LHUB-ULB) Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium.
  • Frederic Cotton
    Dept of Clinical Chemistry University Hospital Laboratory of Brussels (LHUB-ULB) Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium.