"Autoimmune Diseases and Hepatitis E Virus: Serological Evidence Confirmed by an Immunoassay Based on Synthetic Viral Epitopes."

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the International Falk Workshop entitled Autoimmune Liver Disease, held January 23-24, 1997, in Konstanz, Germany, "Hepatitis viruses have been shown to be associated with a number of autoimmune development. So far, there is no direct evidence that hepatitis E virus (HEV) will progress to a chronic disease such as autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). The infection is thought to be mild, subclinical, and rare in developed countries. Nevertheless, confirmation of it's existence will gain valuable clinical information. In our previous report, we demonstrated a significant association of HEV marker with AIH patients (pts) including primary...

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