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Autoimmune hepatitis in children: what is different from adult AIH?
Seminars in liver disease - 1 Aug 2009
Mieli-Vergani Giorgina, Vergani Diego
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is characterized by inflammatory liver histology, circulating non-organ-specific autoantibodies, and increased levels of immunoglobulin (Ig) G in the absence of a known etiology. Two types of childhood AIH are recognized according to seropositivity: smooth muscle antibody (SMA) and/or antinuclear antibody (ANA), which is AIH type 1; and antibodies to liver-kidney microsome type 1...
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