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English: An example serum protein electrophoresis. Albumin (orange), alpha-1 (pink), alpha-2 (blue), beta-1 (yellow), beta-2 (green) and gamma (red) peaks are shown. Antibodies are mostly found in the gamma region. The top image shows serum protein electrophoresis from a normal individual with polyclonal antibodies (no peaks in the gamma region). The bottom image a monoclonal antibody present (paraprotein), which presents as a peak in the gamma region.
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28 June 2013