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Caption: Figure 4: Portal area in the nonlesional liver tissue shows a severely injured bile duct (BD) infiltrated by chronic inflammatory cells and surrounded by ill-defined granulomatous inflammation, typical of the early stage of primary biliary cholangitis (formerly called primary
biliary cirrhosis).
Genetic polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor and genetic polymorphisms of proteins that are implicated in vitamin D synthesis have been reported to play a role in CLD bone disorders, especially in primary
biliary cirrhosis (21).
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Studies using broader interpretations of the term report a prevalence of 30-40%, while focal
biliary cirrhosis has been reported as occurring in 20-30% of CF individuals, with multilobular cirrhosis in 5-10% [19].
Key Words: Primary
biliary cirrhosis, Splenomegaly, Anti-mitochondrial antibodies, Alkaline phosphatase
RITPBC: B-cell depleting therapy (rituximab) as a treatment for fatigue in primary
biliary cirrhosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
[4] Other rare causes of cirrhosis are Wilson's disease, Haemochromatosis, primary
biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis and Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Ocaliva was granted accelerated approval for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), previously known as primary
biliary cirrhosis, in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in adults with an inadequate response to UDCA or as monotherapy in adults unable to tolerate UDCA.