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Association of fulminant non-A non-B hepatitis with homozygosity for HLA A1-B8-DR3.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Apr 2005
Gow Paul, Hathaway Mark, Gunson Bridget, Heward Joanne, Mutimer David
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BACKGROUND: For the majority of cases of acute liver failure in western Europe and North America an etiology cannot be defined. The condition is most often called fulminant non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis. Features such as female preponderance and presence of serum autoantibodies suggest a possible autoimmune basis. The aim of the present paper was to examine a possible human leukocyte antigen (HLA) association...
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