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Letter to the Editor

Development of hyperammonemic encephalopathy in patients with multiple myeloma may be associated with the appearance of peripheral blood myeloma cells

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Pages 667-669 | Received 14 Nov 2008, Accepted 09 Jan 2009, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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