Paraproteinaemia in neurological disease: Incidence, associations, and classification of monoclonal immunoglobulins

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1980, Pages 617-621

  Kahn, Sidney N ^a   Riches, Pamela G ^b   Kohnt, J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPATHY; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0018956020     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.33.7.617     Document Type: Article

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