Current understanding of primary biliary cholangitis
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) causes chronic and persistent cholestasis in the liver, eventually resulting in cirrhosis and hepatic failure without appropriate treatment. PBC mainly develops in middle-aged women, but it is also common in young women and men. PBC is considered a model of autoimmu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
2021-01-01
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Series: | Clinical and Molecular Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2020-0028.pdf |