The Utility of Serum IgG4 Concentrations as a Biomarker

IgG4-related disease is a new disease entity involving IgG4 in its clinical presentation and having 6 characteristic features: (1) systemic involvement; (2) solitary or multiple lesions showing diffuse or localized swelling, masses, nodules, and/or wall thickening on imaging; (3) high serum IgG4 con...

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Main Authors: Shigeyuki Kawa, Tetsuya Ito, Takayuki Watanabe, Masahiro Maruyama, Hideaki Hamano, Masafumi Maruyama, Takashi Muraki, Norikazu Arakura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/198314