The incidence of MGUS in this community is only half that detected in a comparable study. The association with haematological malignancy in this study (64%) is considerably higher than that found in the Swedish study (6%), possibly because of the longer follow up in New Zealand. MGUS should not only be studied in depth at the time of its discovery, but needs very long term follow up as the underlying disease may not surface until the third decade.
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