Familial Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia and relation to immune defects, autoimmune diseases, and haematological malignancies – A population-based study from northern Sweden

Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare lymphoprolipherative disorder with geographic and ethnic disparities in incidence. The cause of WM remains mostly unknown although a role for genetic, immune-related, and environmental factors has been suggested. Most cases of WM are sporadic altho...

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Published in:	Acta oncologica Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 91 - 98
Main Authors:	Brandefors, Lena, Kimby, Eva, Lundqvist, Kristina, Melin, Beatrice, Lindh, Jack
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 2016
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Autoimmune Diseases - epidemiology Family Health Female Hematologic Neoplasms - epidemiology Humans Immunoglobulin M Incidence Male Middle Aged Multiple Myeloma - epidemiology Paraproteinemias - epidemiology Pedigree Registries Sweden - epidemiology Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia - epidemiology Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia - immunology
ISSN:	0284-186X, 1651-226X, 1651-226X
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