Primary biliary cirrhosis: Renaming primary biliary cirrhosis-clarity or confusion?

Palak J Trivedi; Gideon M Hirschfield

doi:10.1038/nrgastro.2015.187

Primary biliary cirrhosis: Renaming primary biliary cirrhosis-clarity or confusion?

Palak J Trivedi, Gideon M Hirschfield

Immunology and Immunotherapy

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Abstract

What is in a name; and why does the nomenclature of one disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, cause such contention that a proposed name change by those deeply committed to the advancement of its understanding and management stimulate huge debate?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	678-679
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Volume	12
Early online date	10 Nov 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2015.187
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015

Keywords

Primary biliary cirrhosis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Pathogenesis
Patient education

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Primary biliary cirrhosis: Renaming primary biliary cirrhosis-clarity or confusion?

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