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Antineutrophil antibodies define clinical and genetic subgroups in primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Mar 2017
Hov Johannes R, Boberg Kirsten M, Taraldsrud Eli, Vesterhus Mette, Boyadzhieva Maria, Solberg Inger Camilla, Schrumpf Erik, Vatn Morten H, Lie Benedicte A, Molberg Øyvind, Karlsen Tom H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The strongest genetic risk factors in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are encoded in the HLA complex. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) have been reported in up to 94% of PSC patients, but their clinical significance and immunogenetic basis are ill defined. We aimed to characterize clinical and genetic associations of ANCA in PSC. METHODS: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies...
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