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Reappraisal of the clinical expression of mixed cryoglobulinemia

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Abbreviations

EC:

essential cryoglobulinemia

HBeAg:

hepatitis e antigen

HBsAg:

hepatitis B surface antigen

HBc:

hepatitis core antigen

VZ:

varizella zoster virus

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Montagnino, G. Reappraisal of the clinical expression of mixed cryoglobulinemia. Springer Semin Immunopathol 10, 1–19 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02054020

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