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Smooth Muscle Antibodies and Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis

Paolo Muratori Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Luigi Muratori Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Daniela Agostinelli Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Georgios Pappas Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Lorenza Veronesi Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Alessandro Granito Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Fabio Cassani Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Paolo Terlizzi Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Marco Lenzi Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Francesco B. Bianchi Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Pages 497-500 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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