Immunoglobulin G4-positive plasma cell infiltration in explanted livers for primary sclerosing cholangitis

Histopathology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 414-422

  Zen, Yoh ^a   Quaglia, Alberto ^a   Portmann, Bernard ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune pancreatitis; Immunoglobulin G4; Sclerosing cholangitis; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PLASMA CELL INFILTRATION; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; XANTHOGRANULOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CHOLANGITIS, SCLEROSING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIVER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA CELLS;

XANTHO;

EID: 79952085069     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.03763.x     Document Type: Article

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