A case of IgM paraproteinemia in which serum free light chain values were within reference intervals [6]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 362-363

  Ma, Edmond S K ^a   Lee, Ernest T K ^a  

^a HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD38 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PARAPROTEINEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

AGED; BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PARAPROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33847420469     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2006.080317     Document Type: Letter

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