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Methotrexate is not associated with increased liver cirrhosis in a population-based cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients with chronic hepatitis C

A few studies have shown that methotrexate (MTX) use exacerbates liver fibrosis and even leads to liver cirrhosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, although the risk is low compared to psoriatics. We therefore conducted a population-based cohort study to investigate the impact of long-term MTX...

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Autores principales: Tang, Kuo-Tung, Chen, Yi-Hsing, Lin, Ching-Heng, Chen, Der-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27609026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep33104