Recent advances in autoimmune pancreatitis: concept, diagnosis, and pathogenesis.

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Published in J Gastroenterol on July 04, 2008

Authors

Kazuichi Okazaki1, Kazushige Uchida, Toshiro Fukui

Author Affiliations

1: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Kansai Medical University, Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1197, Japan.

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