Mutation of human keratin 18 in association with cryptogenic cirrhosis

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Ku, Nam On ^a,b   Wright, Teresa L ^c   Terrault, Norah A ^c   Gish, Robert ^d   Omary, M Bishr ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cirrhosis; cytokeratin; intermediate filaments; keratin 18 mutation; liver

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; KERATIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031029525     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119127     Document Type: Article

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