alpha-Chain Disease
《英文msh詞典》alpha-Chain Disease
[同義詞] alpha-Chain Disease
[主題詞] Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease
[中文釋義] α鏈病
[英文釋義] A condition that is caused by HYPERPLASIA of LYMPHOCYTES in the small intestine (INTESTINE,SMALL) and the mesenteric LYMPH NODES. These lymphocytes produce an anomalous heavy chain protein. Generally,these IPSID patients have either concurrent LYMPHOMA or develop lymphoma within a few years. The disease was originally described in the Mediterranean region.