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High Antihaemophilic Factor in Multiple Myeloma

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AN investigation of antihaemophilic activity in 18 patients with multiple myeloma showed a high antihaemophilic factor (AHF) in 10 cases. The elevated AHF values were not related to hyperglobulinaemia or any other factor which could be determined.

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PROPP, S., DYLONG, V. High Antihaemophilic Factor in Multiple Myeloma. Nature 207, 206 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207206a0

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