Immunogenetical penetrance in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis.

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Two family cases of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) followed by the existence of autoantibodies such as anti-mitochondrial antibody, anti-nuclear antibody and anti-thyroid antibody are reported. Case O M has typical PBC, however, case H E is complicated by asymptomatic polymyositis. Common haplotypes of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) were observed as A24-Bw61 in the family members of case O M who had...

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