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Does HLA-DR7 differentiate the overlap syndrome of auto-immune hepatitis-primary biliary cirrhosis (AIH-PBC) from those with auto-immune hepatitis type 1?
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Coss Adame Enrique, Granados Julio, Uribe Misael, Torre Aldo
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INTRODUCTION: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and overlap-syndrome (OS) are autoimmune liver diseases of unknown etiology. Although HLA-DR3/DR4 plays a susceptibility role in AIH but there is limited information in regard to OS. OBJECTIVE: Determine the genetic expression of HLA-DR among patients with AIH versus OS in order to establish susceptibility alleles in comparison to healthy controls (HC). METHODS: 26...
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