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To the Editor: The color image accompanying the editors' summary of the article by Tian et al. (Dec. 25 issue)¹ provides information that would be helpful in any future study on dickkopf 1 (DKK1) gene expression in multiple myeloma. The image is a whole-body ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) positron-emission tomographic (PET) scan with extensive evidence of marrow involvement; more than 60 lesions are identified. PET has been shown to be a sensitive indicator of disease in multiple myeloma²; in another study,³ 71 bone lesions not seen on plain-film radiography were detected in 14 of 41 patients with multiple . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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