Acquired iron overload associated with antitransferrin monoclonal immunoglobulin: A case report

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 932-934

  Forni, Gian Luca ^a   Girelli, Domenico ^b   Lamagna, Martina ^a   Mori, Marco ^a   Marinaro, Eugenio ^a   Campostrini, Natascia ^b   Carrara, Paola ^a   Maffei, Massimo ^a  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPCIDIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PARAPROTEIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROID CELL; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER CELL; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOANTIBODIES; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 56749112247     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21297     Document Type: Article

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