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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Immune Reactions in Liver Diseases

T. H. HütterothK H Meyer Zum BüschenfeldeMichael Manns

subject

Hepatitis B virusLiver membranePrimary biliary cirrhosisChronic hepatitisbusiness.industryvirusesImmunologyEtiologymedicineImmune reactionmedicine.diseasemedicine.disease_causebusiness

description

Chronic hepatitis is a heterogeneous syndrome with different underlying etiologies. Viruses (hepatitis B virus, non-A, non-B viruses), drugs and even alcohol are regarded as etiological agents. A further subgroup is autoimmune-type chronic hepatitis in which an immunogenetic predisposition is of major importance. Primary biliary cirrhosis has to be separated from these subgroups of chronic hepatitis.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1983-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68748-8_14