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Tacrolimus (FK 506), a Treatment for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: Results of an Open‐Label Preliminary Trial [PDF]

, 1995
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the liver that is characterized by progressive cholestasis and the development of secondary biliary cirrhosis. There is no widely recognized therapy for this disease, although anti‐
Abu‐Elmagd, K, Carroll, P, Irish, W, McMichael, J, Rodriguez‐Rilo, H, Starzl, TE, Van Thiel, DH   +6 more
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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Gut and Liver, 2019
Sclerosing cholangitis (SC) is defined as a condition with progressive stenosis and destruction of the bile ducts due to diffuse inflammation and fibrosis and currently includes three categories: primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), secondary cholangitis, and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC). SC categories share similar clinical features,
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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

, 2011
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic liver condition which may affect both intra and extrahepatic biliary tree. Etiology of PSC remains to be fully elucidated but genetic, autoimmune, inflammatory and possibly infective factors could all contribute to its development.
Piotr Milkiewicz, Ewa Wunsch
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Associated with Sclerosing Cholangitis, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Ulcerative Colitis [PDF]

, 2001
We describe the case of a 22-year-old black female with type 1 diabetes mellitus diagnosed when she was 12 years old. She first presented (March 1994) with pustules and ulcerations on the upper and lower limbs, trunk and scalp at the age 17.
A Morbey, Basler, Bastin, Bretagne, Cairns, Callen, Callen, F Assis Pacheco, F Fonseca, F Pereira, Greenberger, Greenstein, Hickman, Hohenleutner, Holt, Kaplan, Lim, M Goreti Catorze, Magro, O'Loughlin, Olsson, Philpott, Powell, Schwaegerle, Shelley, Stathers, Thornton, Warren, Wolf   +28 more
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The role of rehabilitation across the continuum of liver disease from cirrhosis to transplantation and beyond: A narrative review

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The authors' objective with this narrative review is to explore the impact of rehabilitative interventions at each stage of liver disease. Type Narrative review. Literature Survey Literature search conducted in Medline, Embase, and Google Scholar databases.
Laura Malmut, Sarah Eickmeyer, Leslie Rydberg, Jacqueline Neal, Julie Lanphere, Kim Barker   +5 more
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Effect of liver transplantation on inflammatory bowel disease in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis [PDF]

, 2002
This report investigates the influence of liver transplantation and concomitant immunosuppression on the course of progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and discusses statistical methodology appropriate for such settings.
A. Jake Demetris, Abu-Elmagd, Befeler, Bleday, Brentnall, Chapman, Cottone, D'Haens, Fellermann, Gavaler, Greenstein, Hanauer, Higashi, Ierardi, Igor Dvorchik, John J. Fung, Kareem M. Abu-Elmagd, Katzka, Knechtle, Lichtiger, Loftus, Lowry, Michael Subotin, Miki, Narumi, Papatheodoridis, Papatheodoridis, Present, Rennick, Sahai, Samuel Wieand, Shaked, Stephens, Thomas E. Starzl   +33 more
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Drug therapy of primary biliary diseases: classical and modern strategies [PDF]

, 2013
Definition: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are both cholestatic liver diseases. A common feature of these disorders is the accumulation of bile acids in the liver and blood, presumably because of decreased ...
Leuschner, Ulrich, Schlichting, Julia
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Utility of serological markers in inflammatory bowel diseases: Gadget or magic? [PDF]

, 2007
The panel of serologic markers for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is rapidly expanding. Although anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) and atypical perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (P-ANCA) remain the most widely ...
Altorjay, István, Lakatos, Péter László, Norman, G. L., Papp, Mária   +3 more
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Malignancies and immunoglobulin G4‐related disease

Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, EarlyView.
Immunoglobulin G4‐related disease (IgG4‐RD) is associated with increased cancer risk. Malignancies affect both IgG4‐RD involved organs, such as the lung, pancreas, bile duct, and prostate, and noninvolved organs, such as the gastrointestinal duct. B‐cell neoplasms constitute a proportion of the malignancies linked to this disease.
Jingna Li, Wen Zhang
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A Common Variant in CLDN14 is Associated with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Bone Mineral Density. [PDF]

, 2016
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), a chronic autoimmune liver disease, has been associated with increased incidence of osteoporosis. Intriguingly, two PBC susceptibility loci identified through genome-wide association studies are also involved in bone ...
Bian, Zhaolian, Chen, Haoyan, Gershwin, M Eric, Jiang, Xiang, Li, Enling, Li, Zhiqiang, Lian, Min, Liao, Wilson, Ma, Xiong, Miao, Qi, Seldin, Michael F, Shi, Yongyong, Tang, Ruqi, Wang, Qixia, Wang, Zhaoyue, Wei, Yiran, Yang, Fan, Yang, Yue, Zhang, Haiyan   +18 more
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