Hepatitis Therapy
Research from Mayo Clinic provides new data about hepatitis therapy
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 16th, 2007
A new study, "Overlap of autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis: long-term outcomes," is now available. According to a study from the United States, "The coexistence of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has been called "overlap syndrome," but diagnosis is challenging and the natural history of this syndrome has not been demonstrated. The importance of the diagnosis of PBC-AIH overlap is due to potential therapeutic options."
"Patients with PBC should receive ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA); the role of and response to additional immunosuppressive therapy are unknown when AIH overlaps PBC. We reviewed 135 patients with PBC according...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-07-16)
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