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Hirano, K., Asaoka, Y., Tada, M. et al. No significant relation between relapse of autoimmune pancreatitis and substitution of aspartic acid at position 57 of DQβ1. J Gastroenterol 44, 799–800 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-009-0080-4
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