The kidney in plasma cell dyscrasias

1. Front Matter

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2. The plasma cell dyscrasias

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. A perspective of plasma cell dyscrasias: Clinical implications of monoclonal light chains in renal disease

      • Alan Solomon, Deborah T. Weiss

      Pages 3-18

   3. Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of plasma cell myeloma

      • Bart Barlogie, Joshua Epstein, Peter Selvanayagam, Raymond Alexanian

      Pages 19-30

   4. Immunoglobulin synthesis in plasma cell dyscrasias with renal lesions

      • Jean-Louis Preud’Homme

      Pages 31-42

   5. Renal amyloidosis: new perspectives

      • Dorothea Zucker-Franklin

      Pages 45-55

   6. Amyloidogenesis and light chains

      • Tsuranobu Shirahama

      Pages 57-66

   7. Physiopathological aspects of plasma cell dyscrasias: A forum

      • Bart Barlogie, R. A. Coward, Alan Solomon, J. N. Buxbaum, Raymond Alexanian, Gloria Gallo et al.

      Pages 67-73

3. Light chain nephrotoxicity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. Glomerular and associated tubular injury by light chains. The spectrum of damage and effect of treatment

      • Netar P. Mallick, G. Williams

      Pages 77-84

   3. Effect of light chains on proximal tubule function

      • Edward H. Cooper, I. C. M. Maclennan

      Pages 85-92

   4. Pathophysiological aspects of myeloma cast nephropathy

      • Pierre Ronco, B. Mougenot, P. Dosquet, Ph. Vanhille, V. Lemaitre, M. de Meyer-Brasseur et al.

      Pages 93-104

   5. Light chain nephrotoxicity: Insights from a rat model of myeloma

      • Peter Smolens, Jay H. Stein

      Pages 105-115

   6. Light chain-related tubulointerstitial nephropathy

      • Paul W. Sanders, Guillermo A. Herrera, John H. Galla

      Pages 117-121

   7. The pathogenesis of cast nephropathy

      • Arthur H. Cohen

      Pages 123-131

   8. Light chain nephrotoxicity: A forum

      • Netar P. Mallick, Edward H. Cooper, R. A. Coward, Pierre Ronco, G. Williams, Peter Smolens et al.

      Pages 133-137

4. The kidney involvement in plasma cell dyscrasias

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. Kidney in multiple myeloma and related disorders

      • Robert A. Kyle

      Pages 141-151

   3. Histological, histochemical and ultrastructural features of myeloma kidney

      • Conrad L. Pirani

      Pages 153-169

   4. Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposition Disease: Immunopathologic Aspects of Renal Involvement

      • Gloria Gallo, Joel Buxbaum

      Pages 171-181

• cast
• cell
• glomerulonephritis
• histology
• immunoglobulin
• kidney
• management
• pathogenesis
• plasma
• prevention
• renal failure
• therapy
• toxicity
• treatment

`The book can be recommended to all practising nephrologists.'
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 5, 1990
`This is a well-produced and edited multi-author volume. The illustrations are good and well produced, particularly some of the electron-micrographs. The book can be recommended to all practising nephrologists.'
Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, 5/8, 1990

• Ca’Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

  Luigi Minetti

• San Carlo Hospital, Milan, Italy

  Giuseppe D’Amico

• Maggiore Hospital, Milan, Italy

  Claudio Ponticelli

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