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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2012; 18(2): 192-196
Published online Jan 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i2.192
Published online Jan 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i2.192
Concurrent systemic AA amyloidosis can discriminate primary sclerosing cholangitis from IgG4-associated cholangitis
Takehiro Kato, Atsumasa Komori, Sung-Kwan Bae, Kiyoshi Migita, Masahiro Ito, Yasuhide Motoyoshi, Seigo Abiru, Hiromi Ishibashi, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Kubara 2-1001-1, Omura, Nagasaki 856-8562, Japan
Atsumasa Komori, Kiyoshi Migita, Masahiro Ito, Hiromi Ishibashi, Department of Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Kubara 2-1001-1, Omura, Nagasaki 856-8562, Japan
Author contributions: Kato T, Komori A and Bae SK collected the data, and wrote the paper; Kato T, Komori A and Bae SK interpreted clinical and laboratory data; Ito M performed pathological diagnosis; Migita K performed PCR and sequencing; Kato T, Bae SK, Komori A and Motoyoshi Y analyzed imaging data; and Kato T, Komori A, Bae SK, Abiru S and Ishibashi H contributed to the diagnostic decision.
Supported by Grants-in-Aid for Clinical Research from National Hospital Organization, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
Correspondence to: Atsumasa Komori, MD, PhD, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, and Department of Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Kubara 2-1001-1, Omura, Nagasaki 856-8562, Japan. komori@nmc.hosp.go.jp
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Received: May 30, 2011
Revised: August 11, 2011
Accepted: August 15, 2011
Published online: January 14, 2012
Revised: August 11, 2011
Accepted: August 15, 2011
Published online: January 14, 2012
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