Blood clonal B-cell excess in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS): Association with malignant transformation

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Isaksson, Erika ^a   Björkholm, Magnus ^a   Holm, Göran ^a   Johansson, Bo ^a   Nilsson, Bo ^a   Mellstedt, Håkan ^a   Österborg, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

MGUS; Monoclonal B lymphocytes; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD CELL; CELL CLONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0030040213     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.294826.x     Document Type: Article

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