Establishment of a serum IgG4 cut-off value for the differential diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis: a Japanese cohort.

H, Ohara; T, Nakazawa; S, Kawa; T, Kamisawa; T, Shimosegawa; K, Uchida; K, Hirano; T, Nishino; H, Hamano; A, Kanno; K, Notohara; O, Hasebe; T, Muraki; E, Ishida; I, Naitoh; K, Okazaki

doi:10.1111/jgh.12248

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Establishment of a serum IgG4 cut-off value for the differential diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis: a Japanese cohort.

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Ohara H

Nakazawa T

Kawa S

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<h4>Background and aim</h4>IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) must be precisely distinguished from primary sclerosing cholangitis and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) because the treatments are completely different. However, the pathological diagnosis of IgG4-SC is difficult. Therefore, highly spe...

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