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IgG:IgM Ratios of Liver Plasma Cells Reveal Similar Phenotypes of Primary Biliary Cholangitis With and Without Features of Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Feb 2021
Lee Brian T, Wang Yun, Yang Alexander, Han Hyosun, Yuan Liyun, Donovan John, Kaplowitz Neil, Kanel Gary, Kahn Jeffrey, Dara Lily
Abstract excerpt
Within the spectrum of autoimmune liver diseases, there are patients who manifest features of more than one disease, which was previously identified as having overlap syndrome1,2 and is now referred to as variant syndromes. The most common variant syndrome is between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Typically, AIH presents with elevated serum immunoglobulin (Ig) G, whereas PBC is...
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