Smoking as a risk factor for autoimmune liver disease: what we can learn from primary biliary cirrhosis

Smoking as a risk factor for autoimmune liver disease: what we can learn from primary biliary cirrhosis

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a cholestatic liver disease characterised by the immune-mediated destruction of biliary epithelial cells in small intrahepatic bile ducts. The disease is characterised by circulating anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) as well as disease specific anti-nuclear antib...

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Main Authors: Daniel S. Smyk, Eirini I. Rigopoulou, Luigi Muratori, Andrew K. Burroughs, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Autoimmunity
Autoimmune disease
Cigarette
Liver
Prevention
Smoking
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314814

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