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Comment
. 2011 Apr;96(4):e29.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2011.041509.

Lack of correlation between emergence of an abnormal protein band or of oligoclonal bands and survival in patients with multiple myeloma achieving complete remission following autologous stem cell transplantation

Elizabeth Byrne, Chrissy Giles, Joanne Andrews, Amin Rahemtulla, Kikkeri N Naresh
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Lack of correlation between emergence of an abnormal protein band or of oligoclonal bands and survival in patients with multiple myeloma achieving complete remission following autologous stem cell transplantation

Elizabeth Byrne et al. Haematologica. 2011 Apr.
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