Monoclonality of infiltrating plasma cells in primary pulmonary nodular amyloidosis: Detection with polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 464-467

  Miyamoto, T ^a   Kobayashi, T ^c   Makiyama, M ^c   Kitada, S ^c   Fujishima, M ^c   Hagari, Y ^b   Mihara, M ^b  

^a Tsuyama Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

AL amyloidosis; Lung; Nodular amyloidosis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG NODULE; MALE; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PLASMA CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033020359     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.52.6.464     Document Type: Article

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