IgG4+ B-Cell receptor clones distinguish IgG4-related disease from primary sclerosing cholangitis and biliary/pancreatic malignancies.

<p>IgG4-related disease of the biliary tree and pancreas is difficult to distinguish from sclerosing cholangitis and biliary/pancreatic malignancies. An accurate noninvasive test for diagnosis and monitoring of disease activity is lacking. We demonstrate that dominant IgG4+ B-cell receptor (BC...

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Main Authors: Doorenspleet, M, Hubers, L, Culver, E, Maillette de Buy Wenniger, L, Klarenbeek, P, Chapman, R, Baas, F, van de Graaf, S, Verheij, J, van Gulik, T, Barnes, E, Beuers, U, de Vries, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016