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Autoimmune Pancreatitis
Research on autoimmune pancreatitis published by scientists at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
May 13th, 2008
"Autoimmune sclerosing pancreatitis is a well-known disease entity for years, particularly recognizing the difficulty in distinguishing it from malignancy. Immunohistochemical study showed that immunoglobulin IgG4 staining was positive in plasma cells of some autoimmune pancreatitis or cholangitis," researchers in People's Republic of China report. "The term 'autoimmune sclerosing pancreatocholangitis' was used as it was believed that they belonged to a range of disease involving both pancreas and biliary tree. It may also be part of a systemic fibro-inflammatory disease. All the patients suffering from immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related pancreatitis and cholangitis from...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-13)
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