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Ultrastructural Pathology Volume 22, 1998 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Clinical Analysis of the Prognostic Value of Ultrastructural Abnormalities of Plasma Cells in Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Hitoshi Kurabayashi Department of Medicine, Kusatsu Branch Hospital, Gunma University Hospital, Kusatsu, Japan
,
Kazuo Kubota Department of Medicine, Kusatsu Branch Hospital, Gunma University Hospital, Kusatsu, Japan
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Jun'Ichi Tamura Third Department of Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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Takuji Naruse Third Department of Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
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Hirokazu Murakami Gunma University School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan
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Jun Tsuchiya Gunma University School of Health Sciences, Maebashi, Japan
Pages 439-442 | Received 18 Sep 1998, Accepted 22 Sep 1998, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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