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Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2009; 134(39): 1949-1952
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1237538
Prinzip & Perspektive | Review article
Hämatologie
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Systemische Leichtketten-Amyloidose – Molekulare Grundlagen und klinische Perspektiven

Systemic lightchain amyloidosis – molecular basis and clinical perspectivesS. O. Schönland1 , M. Moos1 , T. Bochtler1 , A. D. Ho1 , U. Hegenbart1
  • 1Abteilung Innere Medizin V (Hämatologie, Onkologie und Rheumatologie), Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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eingereicht: 30.4.2009

akzeptiert: 12.7.2009

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16 September 2009 (online)

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Proteinfehlfaltung - AL-Amyloidose - monoklonale Gammopathie - chromosomale Instabilität

Keywords

protein misfolding - AL amyloidosis - monoclonal gammopathy - chromosomal instability

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Dr. Stefan Schönland

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