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Original Article

High Prevalence of Autoimmune Liver Disease in Patients with Multiple Nuclear Dot, Anti-Centromere, and Mitotic Spindle Antibodies

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Pages 707-713 | Received 01 Jun 1990, Accepted 14 Feb 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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