Bone Marrow Mast Cell Density Correlates with Circulating Biomarkers of Bone Disease in Multiple Myeloma
Rodanthi Vyzoukaki, Maria Devetzoglou, Constantina A. Pappa, Andreas N. Antonakis, Samer Masud, Anastasia Papadopoulou, George Tsirakis & Michael G. Alexandrakis · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016
Aims: There is increased mast cell density (MCD) in multiple myeloma (MM) bone marrow (BM) that is correlated with advanced disease stage. Mast cells (MCs) produce various mediators promoting MM growth and bone metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether BM MCD corr...
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10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25402