Assessment of leptin and resistin levels in non-obese multiple myeloma patients and their relation with Ig level and disease stage

Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) accounts for approximately 0.8% of all cancer diagnoses and 0.9% of cancer deaths. Leptin receptors were expressed on CD34+ cells. Resistin receptors were expressed on inflammatory cells and pro-inflammatory cytokines increase the expression of resistin on monocyt...

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Main Authors: Noha E. Esheba, Abeer Shahba, Ola El Shora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111003621400020X