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Primary biliary cirrhosis

Known as: PBC1, CIRRHOSIS, PRIMARY BILIARY, Chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis 
An autoimmune inflammatory disorder characterized by destruction of the small intrahepatic bile ducts. It affects predominantly females and it may… (More)

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Biliary Tract DiseasesLiver Cirrhosis
Biliary cirrhosisCirrhosis, CryptogenicGastrointestinal systemHepatobiliary System
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2016
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2016
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015
The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology revised the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis in 2015… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Genome-wide meta-analyses identify three loci associated with primary biliary cirrhosis
A genome-wide association screen for primary biliary cirrhosis risk alleles was performed in an Italian cohort. The results from… (More)
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2009
Highly Cited
2009
Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with HLA, IL12A, and IL12RB2 variants.
BACKGROUND Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic granulomatous cholangitis, characteristically associated with antimitochondrial… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Excellent long-term survival in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and biochemical response to ursodeoxycholic Acid.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Because the efficacy of UDCA on long-term outcome of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) has not been completely… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Risk factors and comorbidities in primary biliary cirrhosis: a controlled interview-based study of 1032 patients.
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, often associated with other autoimmune conditions… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Primary biliary cirrhosis in monozygotic and dizygotic twins: genetics, epigenetics, and environment.
BACKGROUND & AIMS There is growing evidence that the interplay of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors leads to… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Primary biliary cirrhosis-autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome: clinical features and response to therapy.
The association of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is thought to be rare, and its optimal… (More)
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Combined analysis of randomized controlled trials of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Long-term ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy slows the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis. This study… (More)
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1989
Highly Cited
1989
Prognosis in primary biliary cirrhosis: model for decision making.
The ideal mathematical model for predicting survival for individual patients with primary biliary cirrhosis should be based on a… (More)
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Staging of chronic nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis (syndrome of primary biliary cirrhosis)
Staging of liver biopsy specimens from patients with chronic non-suppurative destructive cholangitis (CNDC or syndrome of primary… (More)
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