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Obeticholic acid for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis in adult patients: clinical utility and patient selection

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary biliary “cirrhosis”, is a rare autoimmune liver disease characterized by the hallmark autoantibodies to mitochondrial antigens and immune-mediated destruction of small bile duct epithelial cells leading to cholestasis and cirrhosis. Surp...

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Autor principal: Bowlus, Christopher L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27621676
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/HMER.S91709