The diagnosis and classification of the cryoglobulinemic syndrome

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 4-5, 2014, Pages 359-362

  Damoiseaux, Jan ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulin; Cryoglobulinemia; Immune complexes; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOPRECIPITATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERVISCOSITY SYNDROME; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; REVIEW;

CRYOGLOBULIN; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNE-COMPLEXES; VASCULITIS;

CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOGLOBULINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS;

EID: 84896317175     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: 18730183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.027     Document Type: Review

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