Lack of evidence for involvement of fetal microchimerism in pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1909-1914

  Schöniger Hekele, Maximilian ^a   Müller, Christian ^a   Ackermann, Jutta ^a   Drach, Johannes ^a   Wrba, Friedrich ^b   Penner, Edward ^a   Ferenci, Peter ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fetal microchimerism; FISH technique; Primary biliary cirrhosis; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MICROCHIMERISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; Y CHROMOSOME;

BIOPSY; CHIMERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0036720001     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019623418063     Document Type: Article

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