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Autoimmune hepatitis in a genetically susceptible patient: is it triggered by acute viral hepatitis A?
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Oct 1999
Hilzenrat N, Zilberman D, Klein T, Zur B, Sikuler E
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenic mechanisms for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are not completely known. Susceptibility to AIH is associated with the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) class II: DR3 and DR4. Nevertheless, AIH does not have a strong genetic predisposition, suggesting that other factors are involved. Perhaps the strongest evidence of a viral cause for AIH exists for hepatitis C virus. AIH has been reported to develop rarely...
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