CD19 and Miyoshi myopathy: We isolated fresh, highly purified BM (CD19+ /−) PC from three healthy normal donors (ND) and myeloma PC from 30 MM patients, covering the main MIE subgroups as defined by fluorescent in situ hybridization (Fig. 1a, Supplementary Fig. 1a and Supplementary Data 1) and spanning both diagnostic and relapsed stages of the disease.