• Infectious triggers of primary biliary cirrhosis: Do we know enough? 

      Smyk, D.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Zen, Y.; Koutsoumpas, A.; Baum, H.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2011)
      Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an immune mediated liver disease directed against the biliary epithelial cells of the small bile ducts. The disease is characterised by circulating antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA), as ...
    • 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 ...