κ light chain deposition disease of the liver

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 429-430

  Girelli, Carlo M ^a,b   Lodi, Giovanni ^a   Rocca, Francesco ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Cholestatic liver disease; Light chain deposition disease; Plasma cell dyscrasia

Indexed keywords

BENCE JONES PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTASIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; PLASMACYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0031745719     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199805000-00013     Document Type: Article

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