Article
Hepatitis C virus infection-associated non-cryoglobulinaemic monoclonal IgMkappa gammopathy responsive to interferon-alpha treatment.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Aug 1998
Schott P, Pott C, Ramadori G, Hartmann H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: An association of HCV infection with lymphoproliferative disorders, particularly B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been described. In the majority of reported patients, mixed cryoglobulinaemia was present as well. Rarely, HCV-associated lymphoproliferative disorders have been obs...
Topics
- Adult
- B-Lymphocytes
- Biopsy, Needle
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Hypergammaglobulinemia
- Immunoglobulin M
- Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
- Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains
- Interferon alpha-2
- Interferon-alpha
- Liver
- Male
- Paraproteinemias
- RNA, Viral