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On the prevalence and genetic predisposition of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)

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  1. Centro de Hematología y Medicina Interna, 8 B Sur. No. 3710, 72530, Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

    Guillermo J. Ruiz-Argüelles & Guillermo J. Ruiz-Delgado

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Ruiz-Argüelles, G.J., Ruiz-Delgado, G.J. On the prevalence and genetic predisposition of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Int J Hematol 96, 144–145 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-012-1114-x

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