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Macroamylasemia: A benign cause for high serum amylase

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  1. Departments of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    Jaya Agarwal

  2. Departments of Biochemistry, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

    G. Deepika

  3. Department of Neonatology, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Abdul Razak & N. Karthik Nagesh

  4. Department of Pediatric Surgery, IGICH Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Jayalaxmi S. Aihole & M. Narendra Babu

  5. Department of Pediatrics, JIPMER, Puducherry, India

    Barath Jagadisan & Niranjan Biswal

  6. Department of Pediatrics, JN Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India

    Mahesh Kamate & Mayank Detroja

  7. Rowhouse D1 Goldmine, Plot no. 138, Sector- 21, Nerul east, Navi-Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Zarine A. Gazali & Arbinder K. Singal

  8. Departments of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University (Metro Health) Program, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Viral G. Jain

  9. Departments of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Case Western Reserve University (Metro Health) Program, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Reema Gulati

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Agarwal, J., Deepika, G., Razak, A. et al. Macroamylasemia: A benign cause for high serum amylase. Indian Pediatr 52, 533–539 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-015-0672-4

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