Elevated Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as a Simple Prognostic Factor in Patients with Symptomatic Multiple Myeloma

Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter reported in complete blood cell count tests, and has been reported as an inflammatory biomarker. Multiple myeloma (MM) is known to be associated with inflammatory microenvironments. However, the importance of RDW has been seldom studied in MM. F...

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Main Authors: Hyewon Lee, Sun-Young Kong, Ji Yeon Sohn, Hyoeun Shim, Hye Sun Youn, Sangeun Lee, Hyun Ju Kim, Hyeon-Seok Eom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/145619