Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: 2013 update on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 416-425

  Gertz, Morie A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BORTEZOMIB; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; LENALIDOMIDE; MELPHALAN; POMALIDOMIDE; PREDNISONE; THALIDOMIDE; TROPONIN T;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEPOSITION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN AMYLOIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL;

AMYLOIDOSIS; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84876744811     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23400     Document Type: Article

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