Role for mycobacterial infection in pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis?

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2012; 18(35): 4855-4865
Published online Sep 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4855

Table 1 Prevalence of granulomas in liver disease n (%)

Ref.	Origin	Total number liver biopsies	Total number liver biopsies with granulomas	Diagnosis of PBC in granuloma group
Drebber et al[100]	Germany	12 161	442 (3.6)	215 (48.6)
Dourakis et al[101]	Greece	1768	66 (3.7)	41 (62)
Gaya et al[95]	United Kingdom	1662	63 (3.8)	15 (23.8)
McCluggage et al[96]	Northern Ireland	4075	163 (4)	90 (55)
Satti et al[99]	Saudi Arabia	404	59 (14.6)	Unknown

PBC: Primary biliary cirrhosis.

Citation: Smyk D, Rigopoulou EI, Zen Y, Abeles RD, Billinis C, Pares A, Bogdanos DP. Role for mycobacterial infection in pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis? World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(35): 4855-4865
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i35/4855.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i35.4855