Primary biliary cirrhosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] Prashanth Saddala M.B.B.S

Synonyms and keywords: Chronic non-suppurative destructive cholangitis, PBC

Causes

Obeticholic acid is in phase III clinical trials for PBC.^[1]

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 109720
M. Eric Gershwin, John M. Vierling, Michael P. Manns, eds. Liver Immunology. Philadelphia, Pa.: Hanley and Belfus, 2003. ISBN 1-56053-499-0. (State of the art; technical.)
Marshall M. Kaplan, and M. Eric Gershwin, "Primary Biliary Cirrhosis", New Engl. J. of Medicine, 353:1261-1273 September 22, 2005 Number 12 . Review article
Carlo Selmi, Ross L. Coppel, and M. Eric Gershwin, "Primary Biliary Cirrhosis", in Noel R. Rose, Ian R. Mackey, eds, The Autoimmune Diseases, 4th edition, Academic Press, 2006

Sanjiv Chopra. The Liver Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery, Atria, 2002, ISBN 0-7434-0585-4
Melissa Palmer. Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide to Hepatitis and Liver Disease: What You Need to Know, Avery Publishing Group; Revised edition May 24, 2004, ISBN 1-58333-188-3. her webpage.
Howard J. Worman. The Liver Disorders Sourcebook, McGraw-Hill, 1999, ISBN 0-7373-0090-6.