Familial Myeloma
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Familial multiple myeloma.
In this issue of Blood, there are 2 reports on the increased risk of plasma cell disorders in the first-degree relatives of patients with multiple myeloma or MGUS.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: New England Journal of Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0028-4793,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0708704