Autoimmune-related pancreatitis
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[Abnormal immunity in IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis].
Recently, autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) has been classified into two subtypes: type 1 as a pancreatic manifestation of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), and type 2 related with a granulocytic epithelial lesion (GEL). Different from type 2 AIP, T helper type 2 (Th2) immune response is predominant over Th1 in type 1/IgG4-RD. Recent human and experimental animal studies have suggested a possible inv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1092-8472,1534-309X
DOI: 10.1007/s11938-001-0002-x