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Proliferative glomerulonephritis with discrete deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin γ1 CH2 heavy chain and κ light chain: A new variant of monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease

  1. Atsushi Komatsuda1,*,
  2. Hiroshi Ohtani2,
  3. Kenichi Sawada1,
  4. Kensuke Joh3,
  5. Hideki Wakui1

Article first published online: 25 DEC 2012

DOI: 10.1111/pin.12024

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Pathology International

Pathology International

Volume 63, Issue 1, pages 63–67, January 2013

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Komatsuda, A., Ohtani, H., Sawada, K., Joh, K. and Wakui, H. (2013), Proliferative glomerulonephritis with discrete deposition of monoclonal immunoglobulin γ1 CH2 heavy chain and κ light chain: A new variant of monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease. Pathology International, 63: 63–67. doi: 10.1111/pin.12024

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Hematology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine

  2. 2

    Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Akita Kumiai General Hospital, Akita

  3. 3

    Division of Pathology, Sendai-Shakaihoken Hospital, Sendai, Japan

*Correspondence: Atsushi Komatsuda, MD, Department of Hematology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita City, Akita 010-8543, Japan. Email: komatsud@med.akita-u.ac.jp

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 25 DEC 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 NOV 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 25 SEP 2012

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