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Epidemiologic and genetic associations between primary biliary cholangitis and extrahepatic rheumatic diseases.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Sept 2024
Qian Qiwei, Wu Yi, Cui Nana, Li Yikang, Zhou Yujie, Li You, Lian Min, Xiao Xiao, Miao Qi, You Zhengrui, Wang Qixia, Shi Yongyong, Cordell Heather J, Timilsina Suraj, Gershwin M Eric, Li Zhiqiang, Ma Xiong, Ruqi Tang
Abstract excerpt
Patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) commonly experience extrahepatic rheumatic diseases. However, the epidemiologic and genetic associations as well as causal relationship between PBC and these extrahepatic conditions remain undetermined. In this study, we first conducted systematic review and meta-analyses by analyzing 73 studies comprising 334,963 participants across 17 countries and found strong...
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