1991
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)92858-y
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Identification of hepatitis A virus as a trigger for autoimmune chronic hepatitis type 1 in susceptible individuals

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“…however. might also be markers of an autoimmune process, triggered by a previous hepatitis virus infection (LENZI et al, 1991;VENTO et al, 1991). Histologically and clinically, however, we found neither chronic autoimmune hepatitis nor primary biliary cirrhosis in our survey, despite the rather high prevalence of ANA and AM2 autoantibodies among liver disease patients.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 52%
“…however. might also be markers of an autoimmune process, triggered by a previous hepatitis virus infection (LENZI et al, 1991;VENTO et al, 1991). Histologically and clinically, however, we found neither chronic autoimmune hepatitis nor primary biliary cirrhosis in our survey, despite the rather high prevalence of ANA and AM2 autoantibodies among liver disease patients.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 52%
“…Vento et al 41 performed a prospective 4-year follow-up study in healthy relatives of 13 patients with AH. Three cases of subclinical acute hepatitis A were detected in this sample.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, it does not necessarily mean that the trigger for PBC (viral or xenobiotic) persists; for example, hepatitis A viral infection can trigger autoimmune hepatitis after the virus has been cleared. 24 Those are features of recurrent PBC; some of these are listed in Table 1.…”
Section: What Does Recurrence Of Disease Mean For the Pathogenesis Ofmentioning
confidence: 99%