Hepatitis A vaccine associated with autoimmune hepatitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2238-2239

  Berry, Phil A ^a   Smith Laing, G ^a  

^a MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune hepatitis; Helper T cell; Hepatitis A virus; Molecular mimicry; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; LIVER PROTEIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GREECE; HELPER CELL; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; JAUNDICE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INACTIVATION;

EID: 34249806348     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2238     Document Type: Article

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