Detection of monoclonal plasma cells in the peripheral blood of patients with primary amyloidosis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 326-327

  McElroy Jr , Edwin A ^a   Witzig, Thomas E ^a   Gertz, Morie A ^a   Greippand, Philip R ^a   Kyle, Roberta ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Labelling index; Plasma cells

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL LABELING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AMYLOIDOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; PLASMA CELLS;

EID: 6844250766     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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