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Primary biliary cholangitis: A tale of epigenetically-induced secretory failure?
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2018
Rodrigues Pedro M, Perugorria Maria J, Santos-Laso Alvaro, Bujanda Luis, Beuers Ulrich, Banales Jesus M
Abstract excerpt
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease associated with autoimmune-related destruction of small to medium size intrahepatic bile ducts. The aetiology of PBC is unknown and its pathogenesis remains obscure. Both genetic variants and environmental factors have been linked to increased PBC susceptibility, with other alterations known to cooperate in disease pathobiology. Increasing...
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