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The immunogenetics of primary biliary cirrhosis: A comprehensive review.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Nov 2015
Webb G J, Siminovitch K A, Hirschfield G M
Abstract excerpt
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a classic autoimmune liver disease, is characterised by a progressive T cell predominant lymphocytic cholangitis, and a serologic pattern of reactivity in the form of specific anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA). CD4+ T cells are particularly implicated by PBC's cytokine signature, the presence of CD4+ T cells specific to mitochondrial auto-antigens, the expression of MHC II on...
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