Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9253574 | Journal of Hepatology | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
First-degree relatives of patients with PSC have a PSC prevalence of 0.7%. This represents a nearly 100-fold increased risk of developing PSC compared with the general population, supporting the hypothesis that genetic factors are of importance for development of PSC.
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Authors
Annika Bergquist, Greger Lindberg, Susanne Saarinen, Ulrika Broomé,