Clinical features of IgG4-related periaortitis/periarteritis based on the analysis of 179 patients with IgG4-related disease: a case–control study

Clinical features of IgG4-related periaortitis/periarteritis based on the analysis of 179 patients with IgG4-related disease: a case–control study

Abstract Background Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a newly recognized systemic condition characterized by high serum immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) concentration and IgG4-bearing plasma cell infiltration in affected organs. Although it has become evident that IgG4-RD also involves the syst...

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Main Authors: Makiko Ozawa, Yasunari Fujinaga, Junpei Asano, Akira Nakamura, Takayuki Watanabe, Tetsuya Ito, Takashi Muraki, Hideaki Hamano, Shigeyuki Kawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
IgG4-related periaortitis/periarteritis
IgG4-related disease
Autoimmune pancreatitis
Activity marker
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1432-8

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