The UK charity for Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia – a rare type of blood cancer

Support Line: 0300 373 8500

What is beta-2 microglobulin?

Beta-2 microglobulin

Beta-2 microglobulin is a type of protein that doctors can test to measure the severity of your WM

WM Glossary

With a diagnosis of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia, you may be coming across new and unfamiliar words. Look them up in our WM glossary below.

B-cells / B Lymphocytes

BCL-2 inhibitors

Bendamustine

Beta-2 microglobulin

Bing Neel Syndrome (BNS)

Blood Test

Blood viscosity

Bone marrow

Bone marrow aspiration

Checkpoint inhibitors

Chemotherapy

Clinical nurse specialist (CNS)

Clinical oncologist

Cold agglutinin disease (CAD)

Computerised tomography (CT) scan

Full blood count (FBC)

Haematologist

Hyperviscosity

Hyperviscosity Syndrome (HVS)

Lymphoplasmacytic cells (LPL cells)

Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL)

Monoclonal antibody therapies

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL)

Occupational therapist (OT)

Palliative care specialist

Pathologist

Peripheral Neuropathy (PN)

Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Prehabilitation

Proteasome inhibitors

Psychologist or counsellor

Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinaemia (WM)

Watch and wait

White blood cells

The UK charity for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinaemia

WMUK, Foden House, 47 London Road,
Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7JT

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