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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2010; 16(4): 453-457
Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.453
Published online Jan 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.453
Diagnostic utility of IgG and IgM immunohistochemistry in autoimmune liver disease
Roger Klein Moreira, Department of Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY 10038, United States
Elizabeth Koehler, Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
Frank Revetta, Mary Kay Washington, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
Author contributions: Moreira RK and Washington MK designed the study, selected patients, performed histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of slides, and wrote the manuscript; Koehler E was responsible for the statistical analysis of our data; Revetta F provided immunohistochemistry technical support and performed all immunohistochemistry stains used in this study.
Supported by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Digestive Disease Research Center, NIH Grant P30DK058404
Correspondence to: Roger Klein Moreira, MD, Department of Pathology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 630 W168th Street VC14-238B, New York, NY 10032, United States. rkm2124@columbia.edu
Telephone: +1-212-3429994 Fax: +1-212-3052301
Received: September 24, 2009
Revised: November 8, 2009
Accepted: November 15, 2009
Published online: January 28, 2010
Revised: November 8, 2009
Accepted: November 15, 2009
Published online: January 28, 2010
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