NOD.c3c4 congenic mice develop autoimmune biliary disease that serologically and pathogenetically models human primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease with a strong genetic component characterized by biliary ductular inflammation with eventual liver cirrhosis. The serologic hallmark of PBC is antimitochondrial antibodies that react with the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, targeting the inner...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2006
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2121204/ |