Autoantibodies and autoantigens in autoimmune hepatitis: Important tools in clinical practice and to study pathogenesis of the disease

Journal of Autoimmune Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Zachou, Kalliopi ^a   Rigopoulou, Eirini ^a   Dalekos, George N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY MICROSOME; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER MICROSOME; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; REVIEW;

EID: 15544372202     PISSN: 17402557     EISSN: 17402557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-2557-1-2     Document Type: Review

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