Relatively restricted migration off polyclonal IgG4 may mimic a monoclonal gammopathy in IgG4-related disease

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 76-81

  Jacobs, Joannes F M ^a,b   Van Der Molen, Renate G ^a   Keren, David F ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophoresis; IgG subclasses; IgG4; IgG4 related disease; Migration

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PLASMA PROTEIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY CHAIN; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 RELATED DISEASE; LIGHT CHAIN; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ELECTROPHORESIS; IGG SUBCLASSES; IGG4; IGG4-RELATED DISEASE; MIGRATION;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPROTEINEMIAS; PLASMA CELLS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84904551883     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP41XCVBHEQCEL     Document Type: Article

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