Cryoglobulinemia - One Name for Two Diseases

Patrice Cacoub1, Matheus Vieira1, David Saadoun1

  • 1From Sorbonne Universités, Centre National de Références des Maladies Autoimmunes Systémiques Rares, Centre National de Références des Maladies Autoinflammatoires et de l'Amylose Inflammatoire, the Department of Inflammation, Immunopathology, and Biotherapy, Clinical Investigation Center in Biotherapy, INSERM 959, and Département de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris - all in Paris.

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