Liver involvement as the hallmark of aggressive disease in light chain amyloidosis: Distinctive clinical features and role of light chain type in 225 patients

Amyloid

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 92-93

  Russo, P ^a   Palladini, G ^a   Foli, A ^a   Zenone Bragotti, L ^a   Milani, P ^a   Nuvolone, M ^a   Obici, L ^a   Perfetti, V ^b   Brugnatelli, S ^b   Invernizzi, R ^a   Merlini, Giampaolo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; TROPONIN I;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIVER AMYLOIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SURVIVAL;

EID: 79959985506     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2011.574354     Document Type: Article

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