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Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with scleroderma
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Jan
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic and slowly progressive cholestatic liver disease of autoimmune etiology characterized by injury of the intrahepatic bile ducts that may eventually lead to liver failure.
Affected individuals are usually in their fifth to seventh decades of life at time of diagnosis, and 90% are women. Annual inc ...
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What Is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)?
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rickisjourney
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Mon 16 Aug 2010 12:00am
Thank you Craig... I always know where to go to find good information. I met a man today (who is doing GREAT post-transplant) that needed a new liver due to PBC, which of course I had to find out more information about as soon as possible... so here it is!
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic ...
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What is Cirrhosis of the Liver?
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Noman Khan
Posted
Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:54pm
Cirrhosis of the liver is a liver disease characterized by a gradual annihilation of the liver cells. These cells are progressively replaced with fibrous tissue, which then leads to hardening. Cirrhosis is irreversible chronic injury of the liver. It often has no symptoms. Your health care provider will diagnose cirrhosis based on your m ...
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Childhood Serum Anti-Fetal Brain Antibodies Do Not Predict Autism
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Kev Leitch

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Thu 17 Sep 2009 10:12pm
One of the big new concepts in autism research in the last two years is the idea that maternal antibodies might be involved in developing autism.
Two groups, one from Johns Hopkins, the other from California showed that in some mothers with autistic children, their blood sera had antibodies against fetal brain tissue.
This raised the qu ...
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All About Sperm Antibodies by Dr. Barry Jacobs
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Sharon LaMothe



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Mon 09 Aug 2010 5:25am
It is possible to develop antibodies to sperm. Almost always, sperm antibodies are generated by the man producing the sperm. Most commonly, sperm antibodies are generated after vasectomy. The areas of the testicles where sperm are formed, and the entire tract that delivers the sperm as ejaculate is immunologically isolated from the rest ...
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Antibodies to neuron-specific antigens in children with autism:
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Leslie M.
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Mon 17 Nov 2008 9:19pm
Antibodies to neuron-specific antigens in children with autism: Possible cross-reaction with encephalitogenic proteins from milk, Chlamydia pneumoniae and Streptococcus group A
A. Vojdania*, A. Campbellb, E. Anyanwub, A. Kashaniana, K. Bockc, E. Vojdania
aImmunosciences Lab., Inc., Section of Neuroimmunology, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, U ...
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