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Prognostic value of high serum lactate dehydrogenase in plasma cell dyscrasias: a re-evaluation in the context of cytogenetic aberration data

Gang AnDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Lihui ShiDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Yan XuDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Dehui ZouDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Shuhui DengDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Weiwei SuiDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Guoqing ZhuDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Zhenqing XieDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Mu HaoDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Qi SunDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Fenghuang ZhanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Lugui QiuDepartment of Lymphoma and Myeloma, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, People's Republic of China;Umbilical Cord Blood Bank of Tianjin, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2556-2559 | Received 19 Oct 2012, Accepted 09 Feb 2013, Published online: 02 Apr 2013

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