[12] Autoimmune hepatitis type 3 [13,14 ... aimed at finding the individually appropriate maintenance dose. Because histology lags 3 to 6 months behind the normalization of serum parameters ...

Chronic hepatitis C infection can lead to autoimmune disease through a "perfect storm" of mutations in B cells, rather than the previously believed mechanism of molecular mimicry.

(American Journal of Gastroenterology) Researchers in the Journal of Hepatology reviewed recent advances in autoimmune hepatitis.

Classically, the liver histology shows plasma cell infiltration of the portal tracts, interface hepatitis, bridging necrosis, and fibrosis ranging from none to cirrhosis. The presence of zone 3 ...

The research, published in the journal Immunity, focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV)—which affects an estimated 58 million people worldwide—and its role in triggering a serious autoimmune ...