Neoexpression of Lewis Y antigen is a sensitive phenotypic change of the damaged intrahepatic bile ducts.

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Neoexpression of Lewis Y antigen is a sensitive phenotypic change of the damaged intrahepatic bile ducts.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 1994

Sasaki M, Kono N, Nakanuma Y

Abstract excerpt

We examined the expression of Lewis antigens, particularly Lewis Y, on the intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells in normal livers and various hepatobiliary diseases with immunohistochemical and immunoelectron microscopic methods. In normal livers, Lewis Y was consistently and generally negative i...

Topics

Adult
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
Biliary Tract Diseases
Epithelium
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lewis Blood Group Antigens
Liver Diseases
Male
Microscopy, Immunoelectron
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Sensitivity and Specificity

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