Cryoglobulinemia that is associated with hepatitis C is called mixed cryoglobulinemia.

HCV arthritis, unlinked to mixed cryoglobulin, is uncommon (<10%).

A third of patients with it develop essential mixed cryoglobulinemia.

Type I cryoglobulinemia, however, is often asymptomatic.

Other conditions that may be related to cryoglobulinemia include:

In cases of secondary cryoglobulinemia, treatment involves correcting the underlying condition.

The presence of type 2 and 3 cryoglobulinemia and their association with hepatitis C lead some researchers to believe there may not be such thing as essential cryoglobulinemia.

The causes of cryoglobulinemia vary from person to person.

A person with cryoglobulinemia may or may not experience any symptoms.

Cryoglobulinemia is the presence of abnormal proteins in the blood.

An acute or chronic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis with sub-endothelial deposits represents the large majority of cryoglobulinemia-renal diseases, strongly linked with the type II IgM kappa mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC).

It can be caused by many factors including cryoglobulinemia.

People with cryoglobulinemia may or may not have symptoms.

Cryoglobulinemia simply means that these abnormal proteins are in the blood.

Cryoglobulinemia is most common in adults over the age of 50.