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Evolution of Urticaria Pigmentosa into Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis: Abnormal Immunophenotype of Mast Cells without Evidence of c-kit Mutation ASP-816-VAL

F. Noack Department of Pathology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Luebeck, 23538, Germany
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L. Escribano Servicio de Hematologia, Mast Cell Unit, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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K. Sotlar Department of Pathology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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R. Nunez Servicio de Hematologia, Mast Cell Unit, Hospital Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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K. Schuetze PALM, Bernried, Germany
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P. Valent Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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H.-P. Horny Department of Pathology, University of Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Luebeck, 23538, Germany
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Pages 313-319 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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