Paraproteinaemia in relatives of patients with primary acquired agammaglobulinaemia.
Two instances of the unusual familial association of severe primary acquired hypogammaglobulinaemia and paraproteinaemia are described, and previous reports of familial immunoglobulin dyscrasias are discussed. Our observations lend further support to the possible existence of a genetic predisposition to these disorders.
Habashi
H
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Department of Haematology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Heppleston
A
A
Winter
J
J
D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000235:genetics*; D015984:Causality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000235:genetics*