More studies are needed to assess the performance of serum free light chain measurement for the diagnosis of B-cell disorders in routine clinical practice

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-145

  Vermeersch, Pieter ^a   Mariën, Godelieve ^a   Bossuyt, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnostic haematology; Haematological malignancies; Immunohaematology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

B CELL DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LETTER; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; URINALYSIS;

BLOOD PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51249111244     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07308.x     Document Type: Letter

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