To the Editor: Semenzato et al. proposed new criteria for large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukemia because patients with low levels of GL were similar to those with levels greater than 2,000 GL/l [1]. LGL leukemia is a GL proliferative disease often accompanied by pure red cell aplasia (PRCA). T-cel
Movement disorder due to aceruloplasminemia and incorrect diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis
โ Scribed by Alfonso Fasano; Anna Rita Bentivoglio; Cesare Colosimo
- Book ID
- 106093394
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 254
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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