Mycobacterial DNA not detected in liver sections from patients with primary billiary cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-438

  O'Donohue, John ^b   Fidler, Helen ^a   Garcia Barcelo, Merce ^a   Nouri Aria, Kayhan ^b   Williams, Roger ^b   McFadden, Johnjoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mycobacteria; Primary biliary cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032030878     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80317-6     Document Type: Article

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