Anti-parietal cell autoantibodies (PCA) in primary biliary cirrhosis: a putative marker for recurrence after orthotopic liver transplantation?

Introduction. Liver transplantation (OLT) for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is characterized by disease recurrence of up to one third of patients. The diagnosis of recurrence requires a cholestatic profile and a typical histology representing a challenge for transplant hepatologists. Antimitochond...

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Main Authors: Sandra Ciesek, Thomas Becker, Michael P. Manns, Christian P. Strassburg, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-04-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
PCA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811931659X