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Review Article

Current approach to the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease – Combination of comprehensive diagnostic and organ-specific criteria

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Pages 381-391 | Received 12 Jan 2017, Accepted 01 Feb 2017, Published online: 05 May 2017

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