Title: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, and Autoimmune Hepatitis
Abstract: Autoimmune liver diseases (AILDs), comprising primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC; also referred to as primary biliary cholangitis), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), are complex conditions in which both genetic and environmental factors may affect the hepatobiliary system. Until recently, risk HLA haplotypes were the only genetic factor identified in these diseases, which were insufficient to explain most of the disease heritability. Nevertheless, thanks to the development of large-scale AILDs patient cohorts and the implementation of high-throughput methods such as genome-wide association studies (GWAS), a large number of genetic associations have emerged. In this chapter, we will provide an overview of the recent insights into genetic background of AILDs.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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