Similar anti-mitochondrial antibody reactivity profiles in familial primary biliary cirrhosis

• Published in: Hepatology research Vol. 33; no. 1; p. 33
• Main Authors: Hayase, Yoshizumi, Iwasaki, Shinji, Akisawa, Naoaki, Saibara, Toshiji, Kadokawa, Yoshiko, Omagari, Katsuhisa, Maeda, Takashi, Onishi, Saburo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.09.2005

: Familial accumulation of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) has been documented. To examine the importance of genetic factors, we carried out family study of the disease with a particular focus on the reactivity profiles of anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA). : Eighty-five patients with PBC that we...