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What is new in primary biliary cirrhosis?
Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2012
Bogdanos Dimitrios P, Gershwin M Eric
Abstract excerpt
Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of the small- and medium-sized intrahepatic bile ducts. The disease mainly affects middle-aged women who frequently suffer from concomitant autoimmune diseases. This review discusses the most recent findings in the epidemiology, natural history and approaches used for the accurate diagnosis of the...
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