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Mixed cryoglobulinemia: the role of HCV and organ-specific antibodies

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The term ‘cryoglobulin’ was introduced to define a group of proteins which have the common property of forming a reversible precipitate or gel in the cold [1]. Three groups of cryoglobulins have been identified. Type I cryoglobulins are monoclonal, the most common one being immunoglobulin M (IgM), a protein associated with immunoprolifera-tive disorders, such as Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, lymphopro-liferative disorders and multiple myeloma.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Centre, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK

    B. M. Ansell (Consultant Rheumatologist and Former Head) (Consultant Rheumatologist and Former Head)

  2. Rheumatology Department, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    P. A. Bacon (Professor of Rheumatology and Head) (Professor of Rheumatology and Head)

  3. Division of Anatomic Pathology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, USA

    J. T. Lie (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  4. University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

    J. T. Lie (Professor and Director) (Professor and Director)

  5. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Yazici (Professor and Chief) (Professor and Chief)

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Bombardieri, S. et al. (1996). Mixed cryoglobulinemia: the role of HCV and organ-specific antibodies. In: Ansell, B.M., Bacon, P.A., Lie, J.T., Yazici, H. (eds) The Vasculitides. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2889-4_20

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