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Ig4-associated autoimmune hepatitis
Friday 28 January 2011
Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-associated autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a recently identified and possibly new disease entity. However, the epidemiology and clinical features of IgG4-associated AIH remain uncertain.
IgG4-associated AIH was found in over 3% of Japanese patients with type 1 AIH. (20862498)
References
Clinical significance of immunoglobulin G4-associated autoimmune hepatitis. Umemura T, Zen Y, Hamano H, Joshita S, Ichijo T, Yoshizawa K, Kiyosawa K, Ota M, Kawa S, Nakanuma Y, Tanaka E. J Gastroenterol. 2011 Jan;46 Suppl 1:48-55. PMID: 20862498
