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Evidence from a familial case suggests maternal inheritance of primary biliary cholangitis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Oct 2017
Shin Saeam, Moh In Ho, Woo Young Sik, Jung Sung Won, Kim Jin Bae, Park Ji Won, Suk Ki Tae, Kim Hyoung Su, Hong Mineui, Park Sang Hoon, Lee Myung Seok
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an idiopathic autoimmune liver disease characterized by chronic cholestasis and destruction of the intrahepatic bile ducts. Similar to other autoimmune diseases, the pathogenesis of PBC is considered to be a complex etiologic phenomenon involving the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Although a number of common variants associated with PBC have been reported...
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