Cryoglobulinaemia: Clinical and laboratory perspectives

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Chan, Angel O K ^a   Lau, June S M ^a   Chan, C H ^a   Shek, C C ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Cryoglobulins; Immunoglobulins

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; REVIEW;

BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 41649103514     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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