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Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for AL Amyloidosis

AL amyloidosis is caused by clonal plasma cells that produce immunoglobulin light chains which misfold and get deposited as amyloid fibrils. Therapy directed against the plasma cell clone leads to clinical benefit. Melphalan and corticosteroids have been the mainstay of treatment for a number of yea...

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Autor principal: Roy, Vivek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3361989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22675637
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/238961