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. 1990 Aug;62(2):248–252. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1990.269

Discordant differentiation antigen pattern in a case of Richter's syndrome with monoclonal idiotype expression and immunoglobulin gene rearrangement.

P M van Endert 1, G Mechtersheimer 1, P Möller 1, B Dörken 1, G J Hämmerling 1, G Moldenhauer 1
PMCID: PMC1971808  PMID: 2386740

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