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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Oct 15, 2010; 1(4): 118-128
Published online Oct 15, 2010. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v1.i4.118
Immune-mediated bile duct injury: The case of primary biliary cirrhosis
Carlo Selmi, Andrea Affronti, Laura Ferrari, Pietro Invernizzi
Carlo Selmi, Pietro Invernizzi, Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatobiliary Immunopathology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Rozzano 20089, Italy
Carlo Selmi, Andrea Affronti, Laura Ferrari, Department of Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Rozzano 20089, Italy
Author contributions: Selmi C and Invernizzi P performed the major literature search and wrote large part of the manuscript; and Affronti A and Ferrari L contributed to the literature search and wrote part of the immunopathology section.
Correspondence to: Carlo Selmi, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, via A Manzoni 56, Rozzano, MI 20089, Italy. carlo.selmi@unimi.it
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Received: March 10, 2010
Revised: August 8, 2010
Accepted: August 15, 2010
Published online: October 15, 2010
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