• Infectome: A platform to trace infectious triggers of autoimmunity 

      Bogdanos, D. P.; Smyk, D. S.; Invernizzi, P.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Blank, M.; Pouria, S.; Shoenfeld, Y. (2013)
      The "exposome" is a term recently used to describe all environmental factors, both exogenous and endogenous, which we are exposed to in a lifetime. It represents an important tool in the study of autoimmunity, complementing ...
    • Role for mycobacterial infection in pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis? 

      Smyk, D.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Zen, Y.; Abeles, R. D.; Billinis, C.; Pares, A.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2012)
      Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a progressive cholestatic liver disease characterized by the immune-mediated destruction of biliary epithelial cells in small intrahepatic bile ducts. The disease is characterized by ...
    • Urinary tract infection as a risk factor for autoimmune liver disease: From bench to bedside 

      Smyk, D. S.; Bogdanos, D. P.; Kriese, S.; Billinis, C.; Burroughs, A. K.; Rigopoulou, E. I. (2012)
      Autoimmune liver diseases include autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and primary sclerosing cholangitis. A variety of environmental and genetic risk factors have been associated with these conditions. ...