PBC: Animal Models of Cholangiopathies and Possible Endogenous Viral Infections

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) is considered an autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of the intrahepatic bile ducts and its characteristic serologic marker, the anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA). Several factors were proposed to clarify the pathological and immunological...

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Main Authors: Masashi Ninomiya, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Tooru Shimosegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/649290
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