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Association of Doberman hepatitis to canine major histocompatibility complex II.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2011
Dyggve H, Kennedy L J, Meri S, Spillmann T, Lohi H, Speeti M
Abstract excerpt
Doberman hepatitis (DH) is a chronic and progressive inflammatory liver disease that mainly affects female dogs. The high incidence of chronic hepatitis in Dobermans is suggestive of a genetic predisposition. DH is characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration and copper accumulation in the liver and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen expression in the hepatocytes. In dogs, the MHC is...
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