Autoimmunity in primary biliary cirrhosis: An alternative view at initiation and function of anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 827-828

  Berg, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; AUTOPHAGY; DENDRITIC CELL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LETTER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; IMMUNOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, BILIARY; MITOCHONDRIA;

EID: 61749102541     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.12.001     Document Type: Letter

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