Characterization of immunoglobulin λ light chain variable region (IGLV) gene and its relationship with clinical features in patients with POEMS syndrome

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1251-1255

  Li, Jian ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a   Duan, Ming Hui ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Chen, Miao ^a   Cao, Xin Xin ^a   Guan, Hong Zhi ^a   Tian, Zhuang ^a   Zhou, Dao Bin ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin; POEMS syndrome; Variable region gene

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN; M PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA LIGHT CHAIN VARIABLE REGION 1-40 GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA LIGHT CHAIN VARIABLE REGION 1-44 GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN GENE; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEUROPATHY; PAPILLEDEMA; PLASMA CELL; POEMS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA-CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POEMS SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865042733     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-012-1455-9     Document Type: Article

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