Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Family Stories
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic immune-mediated cholestatic liver disease of unknown aetiology which affects mostly women in middle age. Familial PBC is when PBC affects more than one member of the same family, and data suggest that first-degree relatives of PBC patients have an increas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Autoimmune Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/189585 |