Inflammatory neuromuscular disorders associated with chronic lymphoid leukemia: Evidence for clonal B cells within muscle and nerve

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-41

  Creange A ^a   Theodorou I ^a   Sabourin, J C ^a   Vital, C ^b   Farcet, J P ^a   Gherardi, R K ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Inflammatory myopathy; Leukemia; Paraneop astic disorder; Peripheral neuropathy; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343844084     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00324-U     Document Type: Article

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