Increased angiogenesis and enhanced bone formation in patients with IGM monoclonal gammopathy and urticarial skin rash: new insight into the biology of the Schnitzler syndrome
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Increased angiogenesis and enhanced bone formation in patients with IgM monoclonal gammopathy and urticarial skin rash: new insight into the biology of Schnitzler syndrome.
Schnitzler syndrome is a rare plasma cell disorder the pathogenesis of which is still not fully understood. We evaluated the circulating levels of four major angiogenic cytokines (VEGF, angiogenin, angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2) and six bone remodeling markers (sRANKL, osteoprotegerin, dickkopf-1, CTX, osteocalcin and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase-bALP) in 13 patients with Schnitzler s...
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