Immunoglobulin class switch from IgA1 to IgG2 and simultaneous association with Bence Jones proteinuria in the escape phase in a myeloma patient treated with interferon alpha

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 114-118

  Kozuru, M ^a   Uike, N ^a   Takahira, H ^a   Yufu, Y ^a   Goto, T ^a   Muta, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin class switch; Interferon; Myeloma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENCE JONES PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; MELPHALAN; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0030805856     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1492964.x     Document Type: Article

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