European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 457-461 , September 2009

Systemic manifestations of monoclonal gammopathy

  • Olivier Decaux

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Sud, CHU, 16 boulevard de Bulgarie, 35 203 Rennes, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, 1 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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  • Elisabeth Laurat

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Sud, CHU, 16 boulevard de Bulgarie, 35 203 Rennes, France
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  • Antoinette Perlat

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Sud, CHU, 16 boulevard de Bulgarie, 35 203 Rennes, France
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  • Claire Cazalets

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Sud, CHU, 16 boulevard de Bulgarie, 35 203 Rennes, France
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  • Patrick Jego

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Sud, CHU, 16 boulevard de Bulgarie, 35 203 Rennes, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, 1 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
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  • Bernard Grosbois

      Affiliations

    • Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Sud, CHU, 16 boulevard de Bulgarie, 35 203 Rennes, France
    • Université de Rennes 1, 1 avenue du Pr Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Sud, CHU, 16 boulevard de Bulgarie, 35 203 Rennes, France. Tel.: +33 299267128; fax: +33 299267198.

Received 31 October 2008 ,Accepted 4 January 2009.

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PII: S0953-6205(09)00002-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2009.01.001

European Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume 20, Issue 5 , Pages 457-461 , September 2009

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