Serum free light chains in the differential diagnosis and prognosis of primary and secondary hypogammaglobulinemia: To the editor

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1075-1077.e6

  Compagno, Nicolò ^a   Cinetto, Francesco ^a   Boscaro, Elisa ^a   Semenzato, Gianpietro ^a   Agostini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOCYTE MEMBRANE IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ADULT; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; LETTER; LIGHT CHAIN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; BLOOD;

AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84926189369     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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