Article
[Genetics of primary biliary cirrhosis].
Orvosi hetilap - 16 Oct 2005
Hagymási Krisztina, Tulassay Zsolt
Abstract excerpt
The primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic cholestatic liver disease, which is characterised by non-suppurative destruction of interlobular bile ducts. The precise etiopathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis remains unknown. Evidence suggest that genetic and environmental factors seem to be important. It shows strong heritability according to familial occurrence and monozygotic twins concordance. There is an...
Topics
- ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation
- Apolipoproteins E
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Chemokines
- Chromosomes, Human, X
- Cytokines
- Female
- Genes, MHC Class I
- Genes, MHC Class II
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Interleukin-1
- Interleukin-10
- Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Male
