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Rheumatic Manifestations in Autoimmune Liver Disease.
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America - 1 Feb 2018
Selmi Carlo, Generali Elena, Gershwin Merrill Eric
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune liver diseases coexist with rheumatic disorders in approximately 30% of cases and may also share pathogenic mechanisms. Autoimmune liver diseases result from an immune-mediated injury of different tissues, with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) targeting hepatocytes, and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis targeting cholangiocytes. Sjogren syndrome is diagnosed in 7% of AIH...
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