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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Autoimmune Hepatitis"”.
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CTLA4 gene polymorphisms in autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) : gene and clinical disease correlations in South African patients
Also available online. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-85).
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Studying Rare Patients with Commonly-Available Information: Social Mediomics for Researching Patient Histories in Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH), an incurable chronic condition of unknown cause where the body attacks its own liver, is a rare disease, with a current diagnosed worldwide prevalence of < 150,000. Inadequately treated, AIH can cause progressive liver damage and ultimately liver failure. A wide variety …
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Chronic hepatitis at Groote Schuur Hospital: 1978-1996 : a literature review of the syndrome, its clinical spectrum and management at Groote Schuur Hospital
Chronic hepatitis has multiple aetiologies which include viral hepatitis (hepatitis B, B+D and C), autoimmune hepatitis and drugs. In sub-Saharan Africa the major aetiological factor is chronic hepatitis B virus infection. In this region 10-15% of the population is chronically infected with the …
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A retrospective review of acute liver failure in children admitted at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
… infection in 37.5 % of cases (n=9, 2 of whom had autoimmune hepatitis comorbidity) and hepatitis A was most common infectious cause (n=4, 44%). Causes were indeterminate in 29.2%. Two patients had autoimmune hepatitis without co-morbidity; Reye syndrome 12.5% and 17% had miscellaneous causes. …
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Clinical, Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Prognostic Aspects of Autoimmune Liver Diseases /// Клинико-диагностични, терапевтични и прогностични аспекти на автоимунните чернодробни болести
… и опростена точкова система на International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group за АИХ, критерии на Chazouilleres за АИХ/ПБХ overlap синдром, Newcastle Varices in PBC - Splenomegaly score за прогнозиране наличието на варици при пациенти с ПБХ. Потвърдена е ролята на Budesonide за постигане и …
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MAdCAM-1 expression and function in human liver
… such as primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) that complicate IBD, therefore understanding the factors that drive hepatic expression of MAdCAM-1 might elucidate the pathogenesis of these diseases. In vitro stimulation of HSEC with tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) and …
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Review of liver biopsies at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital over a six-year period
… Most frequent diagnoses were biliary atresia and autoimmune hepatitis. The commonest indications for liver biopsy were hyperbilirubinemia and suspected graft rejection. Conclusion: Although liver biopsy is an invasive procedure, if guidelines are adhered to and performed by experienced staff it …
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Salivary proteome investigation for Autoimmune Liver Diseases classification and biomarker discovery
Autoimmune Liver Diseases (AILDs) are pathologies afflicting the liver caused by an inappropriate immune response against self-antigens and bringing, if not properly managed, to hepatic damage, chronic inflammation, and systemic repercussions. Despite progress in understanding the etiopathogenesis, …
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MUTATION OF REGNASE-1 CAUSES PRIMARY IMMUNODEFICIENCY ASSOCIATED WITH AUTO-INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
… to infection. Some PID patients may also have autoimmune and autoinflammatory manifestations. In many cases, PIDs are monogenic disorders that follow Mendelian inheritance and mutations in more than 250 genes have been shown to cause PIDs. However, in the majority of PID patients the causative …
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Der Einfluss von Fatigue auf die Lebensqualität von Patienten mit Leberzirrhose
… cirrhotic patients Child-Pugh class A (12 had a hepatitis C virus infection, 16 had alcoholic cirrhosis, 9 cryptogenic cirrhosis, 1 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, 1 had Wilson disease, 2 had Hemochromatosis, 1 had Autoimmune hepatitis), 32 patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohns disease or …
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An investigation of genome-wide promoter region cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) Island methylation profiles in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is oncogenic and a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the developing world. It integrates parts of its genome such as the HBx gene, core and surface antigens into the human genome. The integrated viral DNA disrupts gene function resulting in physiological …