Positive pregnancy tests in a nongravid, premenopausal woman due to hCG β-chain production by multiple myeloma

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 108-112

  Slone, Stephen P ^a   Ahmed, Zakaria ^a   Cole, Laurence A ^b   Elin, Ronald J ^a   Martin, Alvin W ^a   Hezivg, Roger H ^a   Herzig, Geoffrey P ^a   Miller, James J ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HAMA; hCG; Heterophil antibody; Immunoassay; Immunohistochemistry; Interference; Multiple myeloma; Paraprotein; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; OBLIMERSEN; PARAPROTEIN; THALIDOMIDE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELOMA CELL; PREGNANCY TEST; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAINING;

EID: 21744457236     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/7BRDM5A17XN3QFKM     Document Type: Article

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