Reverse transcriptase activity in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and other autoimmune liver disorders

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 587-595

  Mcdermid, J ^a   Chen, M ^a   Li, Y ^a   Wasilenko, S ^a   Bintner, J ^a   Mcdougall, C ^a   Pang, X ^a   Bain, V G ^a   Mason, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROVIRUS; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BETARETROVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHENOTYPE; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34547452686     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03402.x     Document Type: Article

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