According to the results of a new study in the journal Annals of Hematology, successfully treating H. pylori, a common bacterial infection, does not lead to monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) remission.

These results, also supported by other researchers’ work, refute a previous study that suggested H. pylori eradication could cure approximately 30 percent of MGUS cases.

MGUS is an asymptomatic blood disorder characterized by an abnormally elevated level of monoclonal protein, which is often discovered during testing for other disorders. Monoclonal proteins, or “M-proteins,” are produced by plasma …