Open AccessOccurrence of autoimmune chronic hepatitis in siblings
Author(s) -
Darko Nožić,
J Dimitrijević,
Slavica Knežević-Ušaj
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0508591n
Subject(s) - autoimmune hepatitis , medicine , hepatitis , genetic predisposition , etiology , immunology , autoimmune disease , disease , liver disease , chronic hepatitis , brother , family history , pathology , gastroenterology , virus , antibody , sociology , anthropology
Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic inflamatory disease of the liver of unknown etiology, characterized by the loss of tolerance against hepatic tissue, leading to the destruction of hepatic parenchyma. It predominantly affects females, and rarely occurs in the same family.