De novo autoimmune hepatitis after living donor liver transplantation is unlikely to be related to immunoglobulin subtype 4-related immune disease

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 7 PT2, 2008, Pages

  Eguchi, Susumu ^a   Takatsuki, Mitsuhisa ^a   Hidaka, Masaaki ^a   Tajima, Yoshitsugu ^a   Zen, Yoh ^b   Nakanuma, Yasuni ^b   Kanematsu, Takashi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

De novo autoimmune hepatitis; Immunoglobulin subtype 4; Living donor liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 47649083876     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05347.x     Document Type: Article

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