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Carroccio, A., Volta, U., Di Prima, L. et al. CASE REPORT: Autoimmune Enteropathy and Colitis in an Adult Patient. Dig Dis Sci 48, 1600–1606 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024705032326
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