Article
[Pathogenesis of autoimmune hepatitis].
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Sept 2004
Maamouri Nadia, Ouerghi Hager, Belkahla Néziha, Cheikh Imed, Ben Ammar Ahmed
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to review the pathogenic mechanisms of auto-immune hepatitis. METHODS: The study was based on a review of all relevant articles from literature on the mechanisms of auto-immunity in auto-immune hepatitis. RESULTS: The precise mechanisms through which liver damage occurs are not fully understood. Auto-immune hepatitis seems to be a consequence of auto-antigen exposure, genetic...
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