A case of μ-heavy chain disease: Combined features of μ-chain disease and macroglobulinemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-365

  Iwasaki, Tsuyoshi ^a   Hamano, Teruaki ^a   Kobayashi, Kumiko ^a   Kakishita, Eizo ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal tumor; Intracranial tumor; Macroglobulinemia; Heavy chain disease

Indexed keywords

BENCE JONES PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; HEAVY CHAIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; MACROGLOBULINEMIA; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031257468     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0925-5710(97)00039-x     Document Type: Article

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