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Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) among farmers involved in open field farming and/or cattle breading in France

Yannick LecluseU1086 INSERM, Cancers & Preventions Unit, Caen, France; ;Normandy Univ, UNICAEN, France; ;Comprehensive Cancer Center François Baclesse, Unicancer, Caen, France;
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Elisabeth CombyLaboratory of Immunology, University Hospital Center, Caen, France;
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Delphine MariotteLaboratory of Immunology, University Hospital Center, Caen, France;
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Séverine TualU1086 INSERM, Cancers & Preventions Unit, Caen, France; ;Normandy Univ, UNICAEN, France; ;Comprehensive Cancer Center François Baclesse, Unicancer, Caen, France;
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Brigitte Le MauffNormandy Univ, UNICAEN, France; ;Laboratory of Immunology, University Hospital Center, Caen, France;
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Pierre LebaillyU1086 INSERM, Cancers & Preventions Unit, Caen, France; ;Normandy Univ, UNICAEN, France; ;Comprehensive Cancer Center François Baclesse, Unicancer, Caen, France;
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Pascal GauduchonNormandy Univ, UNICAEN, France; ;Comprehensive Cancer Center François Baclesse, Unicancer, Caen, France; ;U1199 INSERM, Biology and Innovative Therapeutics for Locally Aggressive Cancer Unit, Caen, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1727-1730 | Received 07 Jul 2015, Accepted 20 Oct 2015, Published online: 21 Dec 2015

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