A 58-year-old man from Mumbai presents with bone pain and anemia. Serum protein electrophoresis shows an M-spike of 4 g/dL (IgG-kappa). Bone marrow biopsy reveals 35% plasma cells. Which finding most reliably distinguishes this patient's condition (multiple myeloma) from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)?

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