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By Mayo Clinic staffHigh blood protein can be a warning sign of chronic inflammation or infection. High blood protein levels have also been linked to certain bone marrow diseases.
Normally, your blood contains relatively small amounts of many types of proteins. A sample of blood drawn from your vein can be tested to measure the amounts of these various proteins in your blood.
If your doctor suspects that you have a condition that causes high blood protein, he or she may order this blood test — called a total protein test. High protein levels also may be discovered unexpectedly if a total protein test is included in a group of routine lab tests.
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- Amyloidosis and kidney disease. National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/amyloidosis/. Accessed Sept. 10, 2009.
- Monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance. The Merck Manuals: Home Edition for Patients and Caregivers. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch175/ch175b.html. Accessed Oct. 8, 2009.
- What you need to know about multiple myeloma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/myeloma/allpages/print. Accessed Sept. 8, 2009.
