Journal article
Primary sclerosing cholangitis.
- Abstract:
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease of unknown aetiology characterised by inflammation and fibrosis of the biliary tree. The mean age at diagnosis is 40 years and men are affected twice as often as women. There is a reported annual incidence of PSC of 0.9-1.31/100,000 and point prevalence of 8.5-13.6/100,000. The onset of PSC is usually insidious and many patients are asymptomatic at diagnosis or have mild symptoms only such as fatigue, abdominal discom...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Orphanet journal of rare diseases
- Volume:
- 1
- Pages:
- 41
- Publication date:
- 2006-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1750-1172
- ISSN:
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1750-1172
- Source identifiers:
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171679
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- Language:
- English
- Pubs id:
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pubs:171679
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- pubs:171679
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2006
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