Association between serum IgG level and clinical course in primary sclerosing cholangitis

Abstract Background Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic cholestatic liver disease. The pathomechanism is still not fully understood, but there is evidence that immune-mediated processes may contribute to disease progression. Methods We studied the prognostic relevance of serum immunoglobulin...

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Main Authors: Theresa Hippchen, Peter Sauer, Benjamin Göppert, Peter Schirmacher, Daniel Nils Gotthardt, Karl-Heinz Weiss, Wolfgang Stremmel, Christian Rupp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-1075-0