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Infertility and recurrent miscarriage in a patient with autoimmune atrophic gastritis

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Dr. Marco Vincenzo Lenti is grateful to University of Pavia for supporting his research projects.

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  1. First Department of Internal Medicine, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Emanuela Miceli, Donatella Padula, Gino Roberto Corazza & Antonio Di Sabatino

  2. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Rossella Colleoni & Fausta Beneventi

  3. Clinica Medica I, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Università di Pavia, Piazzale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    Antonio Di Sabatino

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All the listed authors gave significant contribution to data interpretation and manuscript writing. In particular, MVL collected and analysed data, wrote the manuscript, and is the guarantor of the article. EM, MVL, DP, FB, and RC followed up the patient and reviewed the manuscript. GRC and ADS were involved in data interpretation and major critical revision.

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Lenti, M.V., Miceli, E., Padula, D. et al. Infertility and recurrent miscarriage in a patient with autoimmune atrophic gastritis. Intern Emerg Med 13, 815–816 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-018-1823-0

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