Wilson's disease with superimposed autoimmune features: Report of two cases and review

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 570-574

  Milkiewicz, Piotr ^a   Saksena, Sushma ^a   Hubscher, Stefan G ^a   Elias, Elwyn ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; CERULOPLASMIN; PENICILLAMINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; COPPER METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WILSON DISEASE;

EID: 0034036966     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02158.x     Document Type: Article

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