Proteins derived from a panel of 9 human MM cell lines, namely MM-1S, MM-1RL, NCI-H929, RPMI-8226, 8226/Dox-40, 8226/LR-5, ARP-1, ARK-B, and U266, were analyzed by Western blot to detect galectin-3 expression. The gene discussed is LGALS3; the disease is Miyoshi myopathy.