Biclonal gammopathy and platelet antibodies in a patient with chronic hepatitis C virus infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 463-464

  Guastafierro, S ^a   Sessa, F ^b   Tirelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Leonardo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biclonal gammopathy; HCV infection; Platelet antibodies

Indexed keywords

CD19 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN BCL 2; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; GAMMOPATHY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, HUMAN PLATELET; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINEMIAS;

EID: 0033869824     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770000170     Document Type: Article

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