Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community

Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community

BACKGROUND: It has been previously reported that British Columbia’s (BC’s) First Nations (Aboriginal) community has an increased risk of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatological conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus) and primary biliary cirrhosis. The researchers hypothesized that t...

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Main Authors: Henry V Chung, Mark Riley, Jin K Ho, Benjamin Leung, Gareth P Jevon, Laura T Arbour, Colin Barker, Richard Schreiber, Eric M Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/757906
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spelling doaj-6153e6c33ef6491e90c3b2bd58e9c90b2020-11-24T22:36:40ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-0121956556810.1155/2007/757906Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations CommunityHenry V Chung0Mark Riley1Jin K Ho2Benjamin Leung3Gareth P Jevon4Laura T Arbour5Colin Barker6Richard Schreiber7Eric M Yoshida8Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: It has been previously reported that British Columbia’s (BC’s) First Nations (Aboriginal) community has an increased risk of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatological conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus) and primary biliary cirrhosis. The researchers hypothesized that this community may also be at increased risk for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/757906
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author Henry V Chung
Mark Riley
Jin K Ho
Benjamin Leung
Gareth P Jevon
Laura T Arbour
Colin Barker
Richard Schreiber
Eric M Yoshida
spellingShingle Henry V Chung
Mark Riley
Jin K Ho
Benjamin Leung
Gareth P Jevon
Laura T Arbour
Colin Barker
Richard Schreiber
Eric M Yoshida
Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
author_facet Henry V Chung
Mark Riley
Jin K Ho
Benjamin Leung
Gareth P Jevon
Laura T Arbour
Colin Barker
Richard Schreiber
Eric M Yoshida
author_sort Henry V Chung
title Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community
title_short Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community
title_full Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community
title_fullStr Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community
title_full_unstemmed Retrospective Review of Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Hepatitis in Two Quaternary Care Centres in British Columbia: Increased Prevalence Seen in British Columbia’S First Nations Community
title_sort retrospective review of pediatric and adult autoimmune hepatitis in two quaternary care centres in british columbia: increased prevalence seen in british columbia’s first nations community
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 2007-01-01
description BACKGROUND: It has been previously reported that British Columbia’s (BC’s) First Nations (Aboriginal) community has an increased risk of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatological conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus) and primary biliary cirrhosis. The researchers hypothesized that this community may also be at increased risk for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/757906
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