Primary biliary cirrhosis: clinical and associated autoimmune features and natural history.

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Primary biliary cirrhosis, a chronic liver disease, predominately affects middle-aged women. The diagnosis is established by the presence of disease-specific autoantibodies and compatible liver histology showing focal immune-mediated damage to the intrahepatic bile ducts. Patients now are detected prior to the onset of symptoms typical of cholestasis with abnormal liver function tests, or even prior to the onset...

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