Bacteria and human autoimmunity: The case of primary biliary cirrhosis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 406-410

  Selmi, Carlo ^a,b   Gershwin, M Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Molecular mimicry; Primary biliary cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; DISEASE COURSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HELICOBACTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; NOVOSPHINGOBIUM AROMATICIVORANS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPHINGOMONAS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY;

EID: 3042626975     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bor.0000130538.76808.c2     Document Type: Review

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