The incidence of hematological malignancy in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) has been assessed as 17% to 25%. To ascertain whether this is true of neuropathy associated with MGUS, a long-term (5-42 years) retrospective clinical and neurophysiological follow-up
Benign monoclonal gammopathy and peripheral neuropathy
✍ Scribed by E. Ö Sby ; L. Noring; R. Hast; K. G. Kjellin; E. Knutsson; Å Sidén
- Book ID
- 114709635
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 550 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1048
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