Accumulation of multiple T-cell clonotypes in the liver of primary biliary cirrhosis
β Scribed by M. Ohmoto; K. Yamamoto; T. Nagano; S. Matsumoto; H. Kobashi; R. Okamoto; T. Tsuji
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 333 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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seven patients (three women and four men, mean age 49 years) who had no histological or biochemical signs of liver disease (specimens were obtained at laparotomy for conditions not affecting the liver); Abbreviations: PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis; UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid; AE, anion (3) a second
Clinical features of the CREST (calcinosis cutis, Raynaud's syndrome, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasias) syndrome are sometimes exhibited in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but the postulated autoimmune mechanisms behind these conditions are poorly understood.