The concomitance of Gitelman syndrome with nephrocalcinosis in a case followed-up for primary biliary cirrhosis by Melya Pelin Kırık, Can Hüzmeli

Subjects: “…Gitelman syndrome, primary biliary cirrhosis, nephrocalcinosis, hypokalemia.…”
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Validation of Coding Algorithms for the Identification of Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Using Administrative Data by Robert P Myers, Abdel Aziz M Shaheen, Andrew Fong, Alex F Wan, Mark G Swain, Robert J Hilsden, Lloyd Sutherland, Hude Quan

“…BACKGROUND: Large-scale epidemiological studies of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) have been hindered by difficulties in case ascertainment.…”
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The Role of Vitamin D in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Possible Genetic and Cell Signaling Mechanisms by Khanh vinh quốc Lương, Lan Thi Hoàng Nguyễn

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory disease of the liver of unknown etiology. …”
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Treatment of hypercholesterolemia in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis might be more beneficial than indicated by ML Balmer

Subjects: “…primary biliary cirrhosis…”
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Early Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A New Association with Erythema Nodosum of Unknown Origin by Nikolaos K. Gatselis, Kalliopi Zachou, George N. Dalekos

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is associated with immune-mediated dermatologic disorders. …”
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TRAF1-C5 Affects Quality of Life in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Ewa Wunsch, Agnieszka Kempinska-Podhorodecka, Daniel S. Smyk, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Malgorzata Milkiewicz, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Previous studies reported associations between specific alleles of non-HLA immunoregulatory genes and higher fatigue scores in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Aim. To study the relationship between variables of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and single nucleotide polymorphisms of TRAF1-C5, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family. …”
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Answering Pivotal Questions in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis by Michael Trauner, David E.J. Jones, Vlad Ratziu

“…Professor Jones summarised the progress made in understanding the pathophysiology of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), current unmet needs in the ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) era, and novel therapeutic options for PBC treatment. …”
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Antibodies to SS-A/Ro-52kD and centromere in primary biliary cirrhosis by Granito, A, Pappas, G, Muratori, P, Muratori, L, Cassani, F, Ferri, S, Worthington, J, Lenzi, M, Chapman, R, Bianchi, F

Fatigue measurements in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and the risk of mortality during follow-up. by Björnsson, E, Kalaitzakis, E, Neuhauser, M, Enders, F, Maetzel, H, Chapman, R, Talwalkar, J, Lindor, K, Jorgensen, R

“… BACKGROUND: Fatigue was recently suggested to predict an increased risk of mortality in a primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) cohort during follow-up. AIMS: To analyse the impact of fatigue on prognosis in PBC. …”

Clinical Characteristics of Concomitant Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: A Literature Review by Toru Shizuma

“…Although autoimmune diseases often coexist, concomitant cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) are uncommon. In this review paper, 34 cases of SLE with concomitant PBC found in English and Japanese scientific literature and Japanese proceedings were reviewed and summarized, including cases with liver dysfunction complicated by SLE. …”
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Evaluation of epidemiologic and demographic aspects of primary biliary cirrhosis in Isfahan population from 2009 - 2017 by babak tamizi far, sayed mohamad javad sajadi, vahid sebghatollahi

Subjects: “…Primary biliary cirrhosis…”
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Novel Approach to Bile Duct Damage in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Participation of Cellular Senescence and Autophagy by Motoko Sasaki, Yasuni Nakanuma

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is characterized by antimitochondrial autoantibodies (AMAs) in patients' sera and histologically by chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis in small bile ducts, eventually followed by extensive bile duct loss and biliary cirrhosis. …”
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis-Related Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Three Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Yu Tian, Chi Wang, Jian-Xiang Liu, Hua-Hong Wang

Subjects: “…Primary biliary cirrhosis…”
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Systemic lupus erythematosus combined with Evans syndrome and primary biliary cirrhosis: A rare case by Lili Zhang, Cheng Yu, Chengqiang Ren

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Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms Predispose to Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Severity of the Disease in Polish Population by Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorecka, Ewa Wunsch, Tomasz Jarowicz, Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Beata Loniewska, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Małgorzata Milkiewicz, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver condition characterized by the immune-mediated damage of the intrahepatic bile ducts. …”
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Role of Plasmapheresis in the Treatment of Severe Pruritus in Pregnant Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Case Reports by Alallam Alallam, David Barth, E Jenny Heathcote

“…BACKGROUND: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) may be associated with pruritus and, when present, may be accentuated during pregnancy. …”
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No more pilots, a phase III trial of fibrates in primary biliary cirrhosis is long overdue! by Halliday, J, Chapman, R

Patterns of autoimmunity in primary biliary cirrhosis patients and their families: a population-based cohort study. by Watt, F, James, O, Jones, D

“…BACKGROUND: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic liver disease with autoimmune features but uncertain aetiology. …”

TRAF1 Gene Polymorphism Correlates with the Titre of Gp210 Antibody in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis by Agnieszka Kempinska-Podhorodecka, Zakera Shums, Michał Wasilewicz, Ewa Wunsch, Malgorzata Milkiewicz, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Gary L. Norman, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Whether TRAF1 polymorphisms confer increased risk for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), an autoimmune liver disease which can co-exist with RA, is unknown. …”
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Characteristics of primary biliary cirrhosis in Slovenian patients. Analysis of 169 patients in the period from 1984 to 2010 by Katja Novak, Srečko Štepec, Matjaž Hafner, Marija Ribnikar, Saša Markovič

“…Background: The aim of our study was to determine clinical and laboratory features, symptom progression and outcome of the disease in Slovenian patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Methods: We reviewed medical records of patients with PBC treated at the Clinical Department of Gastroenterology of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana in the period from 1984 to 2010. …”
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