Value of serum IgG4 in the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis and in distinguishing it from pancreatic cancer

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1646-1653

  Ghazale, Amaar ^a   Chari, Suresh T ^a   Smyrk, Thomas C ^a   Levy, Michael J ^a   Topazian, Mark D ^a   Takahashi, Naoki ^a   Clain, Jonathan E ^a   Pearson, Randall K ^a   Pelaez Luna, Mario ^a   Petersen, Bret T ^a   Vege, Santhi Swaroop ^a   Farnell, Michael B ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATITIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34547637045     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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