LOCALIZATION OF THE IMMUNOGENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY IN PRIMARY BILIARY-CIRRHOSIS (PBC) by Mehal, W, Gregory, W, Cross, S, Fleming, K, Campbell, R, James, O, Bassendine, M, Chapman, R, Rosenberg, W

Oral Tolerance and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Ayako Suzuki, Judy van de Water, M. Eric Gershwin, Roberta Jorgensen, Paul Angulo, Keith Lindor

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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Type II Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome by Mark Ram Borgaonkar, David Geoffrey Morgan

“…A liver biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). She underwent a liver transplantation in January 1998. …”
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An Asymptomatic Male with Coexisting Celiac Disease and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Franzjosef Schweiger, Jasim Radhi

“…Both primary biliary cirrhosis and celiac disease may be asymptomatic in many patients for extended periods of time. …”
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Primary biliary cirrhosis and hepatic sarcoidosis: A case report by Alempijević Tamara, Sokić-Milutinović Aleksandra, Tončev Ljubiša, Pavlović-Marković Aleksandra, Đuranović Srđan, Tomanović Nada, Drulović Jelena

“…Introduction. Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an immunemediated chronic progressive inflammatory liver disease leading to destruction of small interlobular bile ducts. …”
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Pathological Features of New Animal Models for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Koichi Tsuneyama, Yuki Moritoki, Kentaro Kikuchi, Yasuni Nakanuma

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease characterized by immune mediated biliary damage and frequent appearance of autoantibodies against mitochondrial enzymes. …”
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Is there a Relation between Chlamydia Infection and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis? by Patrick S. C. Leung, Ogyi Park, Shuji Matsumura, Aftab A. Ansari, Ross L. Coppel, M. Eric Gershwin

“…Over the past two decades, a number of studies have failed to provide direct evidence of specific microbial chronic infection in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, a recent report suggests that there is a specific association of Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients with PBC and that C. pneumoniae or similar antigens might play a role in the pathogenesis of disease. …”
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Palmoplantar keratoderma as a presenting sign of primary biliary cirrhosis by Kumar S. Nadhan, BS, Catherine Gupta Warner, MD, Mary van den Berg-Wolf, MD, Jesse M. Civan, MD, Shefali Ballal, MD, Christina Lee Chung, MD

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Serial Analysis of Antimitochondrial Antibody in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Mitchell R. Watnik, M. Eric Gershwin, Atsushi Tanaka, Gordon D. Benson, Kentaro Kikuchi, Hiroshi Miyakawa

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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis-Specific Antimitochondrial Antibodies in Neonatal Haemochromatosis by Daniel S. Smyk, Maria G. Mytilinaiou, Tassos Grammatikopoulos, A. S. Knisely, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Diego Vergani

“…We studied an infant with NH and his mother whose sera contained antimitochondrial antibody (AMA), the hallmark of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Material and Methods. To investigate the origin of AMA in the infant, we studied isotype distributions in serum from the mother and infant. …”
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Does smoking affect disease progression in primary biliary cirrhosis? by Tachtatzis, P, Thyssen, M, Jenkins, M, Gedling, P, Chapman, R

Fatigue is not a specific symptom in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. by Björnsson, E, Simren, M, Olsson, R, Chapman, R

“… BACKGROUND: Fatigue has been reported to be common in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Limited data exist on comparison with fatigue in the general population and comparison with patients with other chronic gastrointestinal disorders are lacking. …”

Late Recurrent Post-Transplant Primary Biliary Cirrhosis in British Columbia by Eric M Yoshida, R Andrew Singh, Robert K Vartanian, David A Owen, Siegfried R Erb, Charles H Scudamore

“…Late recurrent primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) following orthotopic liver transplant remains a controversial topic. …”
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Incidence, Mortality, and Predictive Factors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Kenichi Hosonuma, Ken Sato, Masatoshi Yanagisawa, Satoru Kakizaki, Hitoshi Takagi, Junko Hirato, Masatomo Mori

“…The study aims to analyze in detail the incidence, mortality using the standardized incidence ratio (SIR), and standardized mortality ratio (SMR) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), because no large case studies have focused on the detailed statistical analysis of them in Asia. …”
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Microscopic polyangiitis in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis: Treatment complications by Elena Ruiz-Ferreras, Alberto Martín-Arribas, Guadalupe Tabernero-Fernández, José Luis Lerma-Márquez, Pilar Fraile-Gómez, Pedro García-Cosmes, José Matías Tabernero-Romo

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The pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis Patogénesis en cirrosis biliar primaria by J. A. Solís Herruzo, P. Solís Muñoz, T. Muñoz Yagüe

Subjects: “…Primary biliary cirrhosis…”
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E. coli Induced Experimental Model of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: At Last by Andreas L. Koutsoumpas, Daniel S. Smyk, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

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SNP Analysis of Genes Implicated in T Cell Proliferation in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by M. Eric Gershwin, Mauro Podda, Carlo Selmi, Thomas P. Kenny, Sabine Oertelt, Pietro Invernizzi

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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Hemolytic Anemia Confusing Serum Bilirubin Levels by M Brackstone, Cameron N Ghent

“…However, there has been little documention of the association of primary biliary cirrhosis with autoimmune hemolytic anemia. …”
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Characteristics of primary biliary cirrhosis in British Columbia's First Nations population by Laura Arbour, Rosemarie Rupps, Leigh Field, Paul Ross, Anders Erikson, Harvey Henderson, Warren Hill, Eric M Yoshida

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a rare, autoimmune liver disorder characterized by progressive destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, that results in portal inflammation, scarring, cirrhosis and, eventually, liver failure. …”
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