Increased expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen in autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with raised serum concentration of CA19-9

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-173

  Sohda, T ^a   Iwata, Y ^a   Shijo, H ^a   Egashira, Y ^b   Egashira, K ^b   Okumura, M ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sakura Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; CA19 9; Immunohistochemistry; Proliferated bile ductules; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLINE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAUNDICE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

EID: 0031887385     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.2.167     Document Type: Article

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