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primary biliary cirrhosis
Tuesday 13 December 2005
Etiology (Exemples)
AIRE gene germline mutations (11343230)
Images
primary biliary cirrhosis ( PBC ) :periportal hepatocytes showing biliary CK7+ phenotype
References
Etiology of primary biliary cirrhosis: the search for the culprit.
Leung PS, Coppel RL, Gershwin ME. Semin Liver Dis. 2005 Aug;25(3):327-36. PMID: 16143948
Kaplan MM, Gershwin ME. Primary biliary cirrhosis. N Engl J Med. 2005 Sep 22;353(12):1261-73. PMID: 16177252