The evidence supports a viral aetiology for primary biliary cirrhosis

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1312-1314

  Mason, Andrew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; LAMIVUDINE PLUS ZIDOVUDINE; OBETICHOLIC ACID; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; TACROLIMUS; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BETARETROVIRUS INFECTION; CHOLANGITIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN BETARETROVIRUS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR ONCOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 79956142439     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: 01688278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.12.009     Document Type: Note

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