Autoimmune pancreatitis--also a Western disease

R Sutton¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Surgery and Oncology, University of Liverpool, 5th Floor UCD Block, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Daulby St, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK. r.sutton@liv.ac.uk

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R Sutton. Gut. 2005 May.

. 2005 May;54(5):581-3.

doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.058438.

R Sutton¹

¹ Division of Surgery and Oncology, University of Liverpool, 5th Floor UCD Block, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Daulby St, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK. r.sutton@liv.ac.uk

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Antibodies to carbonic anhydrase and IgG4 levels in idiopathic chronic pancreatitis: relevance for diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis.
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