Serum β2-microglobulin in hepato-biliary diseases
✍ Scribed by S.A. Rashid; A.T.R. Axon; Alice W. Bullen; E.H. Cooper
- Book ID
- 115823511
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 601 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-8981
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beta 2-Microglobulin, which is associated with HLA class 1 antigens, was assayed in bile and serum from 19 patients following 22 liver transplants. Serum levels were elevated in all posttransplant patients irrespective of the presence of rejection. In contrast, biliary levels were significantly high