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Type 2 autoimmune hepatitis: Genetic susceptibility.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2022
Lapierre Pascal, Alvarez Fernando
Abstract excerpt
Two types of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) are recognized; AIH-1 is characterized by the presence of anti-nuclear and/or anti-smooth muscle autoantibodies, while AIH-2 is associated with the presence of anti-Liver kidney microsome and/or anti-Liver Cytosol antibodies. The autoantigens targeted by AIH-2 autoantibodies are the cytochrome P450 2D6 and Formiminotransferase-cyclodeaminase for anti-LKM1 and anti-LC1...
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