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IgG4-related disease

Terumi Kamisawa, +3 more
- 11 Apr 2015 - 
- Vol. 385, Iss: 9976, pp 1460-1471
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Identification of specific antigens and T-cell clones that drive the disease will be the first steps to elucidate the pathogenesis of IgG4-related disease.
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