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Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease Associated with <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>
14 Jan 2004
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BACKGROUND: Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease (also known as alpha chain disease) is a form of lymphoma that arises in small intestinal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) and is associated with the expression of a monotypic truncated immunoglobulin alpha heavy chain without an associated light chain. Early-stage disease responds to antibiotics, suggesting a bacterial origin. We attempted to...
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