Increased numbers of IgG4-positive plasma cells may rarely be seen in lymph nodes of patients without IgG4-related sclerosing disease

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-53

  Rollins Raval, Marian A ^a   Felgar, Raymond E ^a   Krasinskas, Alyssa M ^a   Roth, Christine G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IgG; IgG4; IgG4 related sclerosing disease; immunohistochemistry; lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ANGIOFOLLICULAR LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GRANULOMATOSIS; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 RELATED SCLEROSING DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; PLASMA CELL; PLASMACYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSIS;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; PLASMA CELLS; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 84859387692     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896911420562     Document Type: Article

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