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Hepatitis C virus infection and monoclonal gammopathies not associated with cryoglobulinemia.
Leukemia - 1 Jul 1996
Mangia A, Clemente R, Musto P, Cascavilla I, La Floresta P, Sanpaolo G, Gentile R, Viglotti M L, Facciousso D, Carotenuto M, Rizzetto M, Andriulli A
Abstract excerpt
A pathogenetic role of HCV has been recently postulated in some lymphoproliferative disorders and in particular in essential mixed cryoglobulinemia. To assess the relevance of HCV infection in multiple myeloma, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance in the absence of cryoglobulinemia (cryo-ve MG), 102 patients were evaluated for antiHCV, HCVRNA and HCV genotypes. A...
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