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Organ and Non-organ Specific Autoantibody Titres and IgG Levels as Markers of Disease Activity: A Longitudinal Study in Childhood Autoimmune Liver Disease

Germana V. Gregorio Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
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Barbara McFarlane Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
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Paul Bracken Department of Virology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
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Diego Vergani Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
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Giorgina Mieli-Vergani Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK
Pages 515-519 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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