Paraproteinemia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or lymphadenopathy syndrome (LAS)

Eight of 15 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and six of nine patients with lymphadenopathy syndrome (LAS) had paraproteins in their sera. Twelve of these 14 were IgG kappa; the other two had no demonstrable light chains. The relationship of the paraprotein to the pathogenesis of AIDS is not clear, but we discuss its relation to derangements of B-cell immune regulation and function and to B-cell tumors in AIDS patients.