High Serum IgG4 Concentrations in Patients with Sclerosing Pancreatitis

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Authors

Hideaki Hamano · Shinshu University

Shigeyuki Kawa · Shinshu University

Akira Horiuchi · Shinshu University

Hiroshi Unno · Shinshu University

Naoyuki Furuya · Shinshu University

Taiji Akamatsu · Shinshu University

Mana Fukushima ·

Abstract

Patients with sclerosing pancreatitis have high serum IgG4 concentrations, providing a useful means of distinguishing this disorder from other diseases of the pancreas or biliary tract.

Topics & Keywords

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 344, Issue 10, pp. 732-738

DOI: 10.1056/nejm200103083441005

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