Gamma heavy chain disease simulating alpha chain disease.
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چکیده
A young Turkish girl presented with all the clinicopathological features of a digestive form of alpha chain disease. A gamma heavy chain disease protein, however, was found in her serum and also in the cells invading the intestinal mucosa and mesenteric lymph nodes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 19 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978