A case of primary biliary cirrhosis with HLA-DR 8 complicated by polymyositis

Kanzo/Acta Hepatologica Japonica

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 455-459

  Sato, Tsutomu ^a   Kato, Junji ^a   Sato, Yasushi ^a   Iyama, Satoshi ^a   Takada, Kohichi ^a   Oku, Takatomi ^a   Takahashi, Sho ^a   Machida, Takurou ^a   Kobune, Masayoshi ^a   Matsunaga, Takuya ^a   Takahashi, Minoru ^a   Niitsu, Yoshiro ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CREATINE KINASE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; HLA DR8 ANTIGEN; PREDNISOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 0142056770     PISSN: 04514203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2957/kanzo.44.455     Document Type: Article

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