Article
Pathogens and autoimmune hepatitis.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Jan 2019
Christen U, Hintermann E
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a severe form of hepatitis resulting in the autoimmune-mediated destruction of the liver parenchyma. Whereas many of the immunopathogenic events have been elucidated and some of the drivers of the disease have been identified, little is known about the aetiology of the disease. There are certain risk factors, such as particular human leucocyte antigen (HLA) haplotypes, that enhance...
Topics
- Animals
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Hepatitis, Autoimmune
- Humans
- Risk Factors
- Vaccination
- Virus Diseases