Hepatitis C virus infection and type II cryoglobulinemia: An immunological perspective

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1375-1379

  Agnello, Vincent ^a,b  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Center for Health Quality Outcomes and Economic Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN IDIOTYPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; REVIEW;

EID: 0030710468     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260642     Document Type: Review

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