Distribution of serum immunoglobulin G4 levels in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and clinical features of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with elevated serum immunoglobulin G4 levels
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrine Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0918-8959,1348-4540
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.ej15-0157