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IgG4-related epididymo-orchitis associated with bladder cancer: possible involvement of BAFF/BAFF-R interaction in IgG4-related urogenital disease

Kiyoshi MigitaDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Taiichiro MiyashitaDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Aya MizunoDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Yuka JiuchiDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Masahiro ItoDepartment of Pathology, NHO National Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Manabu MatsuoDepartment of Urology, Nagasaki Prefecture Shimabara Hospital, 7895 Shimokawajiri, Shimabara 855-0861, Japan
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Yasumori IzumiDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Atsushi TakeokaDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Ayako NishinoDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center, NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Mikio HayashiDepartment of Urology, NHO National Nagasaki Medical Center, 2-1001-1 Kubara, Omura 856-8652, Japan
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Pages 188-194 | Received 25 Jun 2012, Accepted 22 Aug 2012, Published online: 22 Nov 2013

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