Helicobacter pylori Infection and Light Chain Gammopathy
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Light Chain Gammopathy
OBJECTIVE Helicobacter pylori provokes a host of immune alterations upon colonizing the gastric mucosa. DESIGN We report 22 individuals with confirmed Helicobacter pylori infection who were also managed for the concurrent elevation of immunoglobulin free light chain (kappa and lambda) levels. RESULT Of the 22 patients, 15 patients (68.2%) had elevated free light chain levels: 6 patients (40...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0002-9270
DOI: 10.14309/00000434-201210001-00102