The prevalence of IgG4-related hypophysitis in 170 consecutive patients with hypopituitarism and/or central diabetes insipidus and review of the literature

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-172

  Bando, Hironori ^a   Iguchi, Genzo ^a   Fukuoka, Hidenori ^a   Taniguchi, Masaaki ^a   Yamamoto, Masaaki ^a   Matsumoto, Ryusaku ^a   Suda, Kentaro ^a   Nishizawa, Hitoshi ^a   Takahashi, Michiko ^a   Kohmura, Eiji ^a   Takahashi, Yutaka ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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EID: 84893650573     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-13-0642     Document Type: Article

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