Hispanics With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Are More Likely to Have Features of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Reduced Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid Than Non-Hispanics

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6091491	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2014	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In a cross-sectional study, patients of Hispanic ethnicity with PBC had an increased prevalence of overlap syndrome, reduced response to UDCA treatment, and more frequent complications of portal hypertension than non-Hispanic patients.

Keywords

ULN PBC AIH HTN ALT UDCA Alanine aminotransferase ALP Alkaline phosphatase Ursodeoxycholic acid coronary artery disease Upper limit of normal Diabetes mellitus Primary biliary cirrhosis body mass index BMI CAD Hypertension Ethnic origin Health disparities Autoimmune hepatitis prognosis cholestasis

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Hispanics With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Are More Likely to Have Features of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Reduced Response to Ursodeoxycholic Acid Than Non-Hispanics

Authors

Cynthia Levy, Jahnavi Naik, Christin Giordano, Amar Mandalia, Christopher O'Brien, Kalyan R. Bhamidimarri, Eugene R. Schiff, Paul Martin,