The natural history of primary biliary cirrhosis: Of genes and cooperation

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 412-415

  Gershwin, M Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; APOLIPOPROTEIN A; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ALLELE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EDITORIAL; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENOME; HUMAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034843235     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(01)00176-3     Document Type: Editorial

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