Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) was first used to describe cases of pancreatitis with narrowing of the pancreatic duct, enlargement of the pancreas, hyper-γ-globulinaemia, and antinuclear antibody (ANA) positivity serologically. The main differential diagnosis, is pancreatic cancer, which can be ruled...
Main Authors: | Daniel S. Smyk, Eirini I. Rigopoulou, Andreas L. Koutsoumpas, Stephen Kriese, Andrew K. Burroughs, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Rheumatology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/940831 |
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