Epidemiology and Biology of Multiple Myeloma

Michael Potter is Reader in the Philosophy of Mathematics at Cambridge University. He is the author of Sets (OUP, 1990), Reason's Nearest Kin (OUP, 2000), Set Theory and its Philosophy (OUP, 2004), and Mathematical Knowledge (edited with Mary Leng and Alexander Paseau, OUP, 2007).

Descriptive and Analytical Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma.- Descriptive Epidemiology of Multiple Myeloma.- Epidemiologic Studies of Multiple Myeloma: Occupational and Radiation Effects.- Multiple Myeloma in Iowa Farmers.- Risk of Multiple Myeloma, Allergies and Agricultural Exposures.- Leads for Future Studies from a Case-Control Study of Occupational Exposures and Multiple Myeloma in Denmark.- Familial and Genetic Associations.- Black/White Differences in Risk of Multiple Myeloma.- Racial Variations in Immune Function and Hematological Parameters: Description of Study Design and Objectives.- The Influence of Race on T-Cell Subset Distributions.- Investigating Risk Factors for Multiple Myeloma among Black and White Americans.- Race and Socioeconomic Status Differences in Multiple Myeloma Survival.- Use of Veterans Administration Data to Identify Possible Risk Factors for Multiple Myeloma among Blacks and Whites.- Multiple Myeloma in Sub-Sahara Africa.- Monoclonal Gammopathies and Multiple Myeloma.- Case Definition: Issues Related to Monoclonal Gammopathies and Multiple Myeloma.- The Frequency of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance in Black and Caucasian Veterans in a Hospital Population.- Racial Differences in the Expression of Shared Idiotypes by Paraproteins from Patients with Monoclonal Gammopathies.- Etiologic Hypotheses.- Is Chronic Antigenic Stimulation Etiologically Related to Multiple Myeloma?.- The Etiology of Multiple Myeloma: A Role for Viruses?.- Clinical Studies.- Biology of Multiple Myeloma - An Overview.- Open Discussion on the Biology of Multiple Myeloma. Chairman's Introductory Remarks.- In Vitro Studies Provide Evidence that Multiple Paracrine Loops may be Operating in Multiple Myeloma.- The Origin of Bone Marrow Plasma Cells.-Cytogenetic Abnormalities in Multiple Myeloma.- Multiple Myeloma Evolves from a Malignant Hematopoietic Stem Cell.- Amylase-Producing Multiple Myeloma.- Experimental Studies.- The C57BL/KaLwRij Mouse Model of B-Cell Proliferative Disorders. Is there a relationship between benign monoclonal gammapathy and multiple myeloma?.- Louvain Rats and Their Immunocytomas.- Induced Plasmacytoma Formation in Mice.