Human leukocyte antigens among primary biliary cirrhosis patients born in Mexico
Background and aim: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic disease of autoimmune origin and has a genetic component. Although it has been reported that the prevalence of the HLA-DRB1*08 allele is high in various populations, the prevalence of HLA alleles in Mexican PBC patients has...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119318083 |