Local esperience on frequency and significance of immunological overlap in the field of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and quality of immunological overlap in serum AMA M2 positives. During the period January 2004 - December 2006, out of 3000 sera evaluated, 40 were AMA M2 positive. Six of these (15%) were without immunological overlap; they had clinical, histol...
Main Authors: | Caterina Defendenti, Simona Bollani, Gabriella Munegato, Simone Saibeni, Maria Sofia, Savino Bruno, Mariella Saudelli, Maurizio Picca |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2008-06-01
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Series: | Microbiologia Medica |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2580 |
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