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Genetics and epigenetics in the pathogenesis of primary biliary cholangitis.
Clinical journal of gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2018
Joshita Satoru, Umemura Takeji, Tanaka Eiji, Ota Masao
Abstract excerpt
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic, slowly progressive cholestatic autoimmune liver disease predominantly afflicting women. PBC is characterized by the presence of disease-specific antimitochondrial antibodies and the histological destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, which eventually lead to cirrhosis and hepatic failure. Fortunately, ursodeoxycholic acid therapy has improved the outcome of the...
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