Restrictive usage of monoclonal immunoglobulin λ light chain germline in POEMS syndrome

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POEMS syndrome is a rare plasma cell disorder characterized by peripheral neuropathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and high levels of serum vascular endothelial growth factor, the pathogenesis of which remains unclear. A unique feature of this syndrome is that the proliferating monoclonal plasma cells are essentially lambda-restricted. Here we determined complete nucleotide sequences of monoclonal immunoglobulin lambda...

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