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Now, combined results from two open-label pilot studies point at a viral trigger. According to researchers, patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) who are treated with combination antiretroviral drugs experienced notable improvements in hepatic biochemistry shortly after therapy began, while rebound occurred after termination.


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Viral trigger identified as cause of PBC

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | May 16, 2004 - 12:00am

Researchers have suspected for years that primary biliary cirrhosis is an autoimmune disease whose idiopathic inflammation results from infection. But resolution of whether the culprit is viral or bacterial has so...

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