Evidence for disease recurrence after liver transplantation for primary biliary cirrhosis. Clinical and histologic follow-up studies

Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 715-725

  Polson, Rex J ^a   Portmann, Bernard ^a   Neuberger, James ^a   Calne, Roy Y ^a   Williams, Roger ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AUTOANTIBODIES; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; BIOPSY; CYCLOSPORINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0024391312     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(89)90643-4     Document Type: Article

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