Mortality rate of patients with asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis diagnosed at age 55 years or older is similar to that of the general population | Zendy

Junichi Kubota | Zendy; Fusao Ikeda | Zendy; Ryo Terada | Zendy; Haruhiko Kobashi | Zendy; Shin-ichi Fujioka | Zendy; Ryoichi Okamoto | Zendy; Shinsuke Baba | Zendy; Youichi Morimoto | Zendy; Masaharu Ando | Zendy; Yasuhiro Makino | Zendy; Hideaki Taniguchi | Zendy; Tetsuya Yasunaka | Zendy; Yasuhiro Miyake | Zendy; Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Zendy; Kazuhide Yamamoto | Zendy

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Mortality rate of patients with asymptomatic primary biliary cirrhosis diagnosed at age 55 years or older is similar to that of the general population

Author(s) -

Junichi Kubota,

Fusao Ikeda,

Ryo Terada,

Haruhiko Kobashi,

Shin-ichi Fujioka,

Ryoichi Okamoto,

Shinsuke Baba,

Youichi Morimoto,

Masaharu Ando,

Yasuhiro Makino,

Hideaki Taniguchi,

Tetsuya Yasunaka,

Yasuhiro Miyake,

Yoshiaki Iwasaki,

Kazuhide Yamamoto

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.33

H-Index - 114

eISSN - 1435-5922

pISSN - 0944-1174

DOI - 10.1007/s00535-009-0090-2

Subject(s) - medicine , primary biliary cirrhosis , asymptomatic , gastroenterology , mortality rate , hepatology , population , cohort , confidence interval , cirrhosis , environmental health

Recent routine testing for liver function and anti-mitochondrial antibodies has increased the number of newly diagnosed patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). This study investigated the prognosis of asymptomatic PBC patients, focusing on age difference, to clarify its effect on the prognosis of PBC patients.

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