Influence of genes, sex, age and environment on the onset of autoimmune hepatitis

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 15, Issue 9

Citation of this article

Corresponding Author of This Article

Article-Type of This Article

Open-Access Policy of This Article

Times Cited Counts in Google of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Editorial

World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2009; 15(9): 1025-1034
Published online Mar 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1025

Table 3 Putative candidate viruses as triggering event in autoimmune hepatitis

Putative virus as AIH trigger event	Evidences	References
Hepatitis A virus	Case reports	[94–96]
Hepatitis B virus	Case reports	[97 98]
Hepatitis C virus	Specific AIH autoantibodies	[87–89]
Hepatitis C virus	Cross-Reactivity at T and B-cell level	[90–92]
Epstein-Barr virus	Case reports	[66–69]
Human herpes virus 6	Sequence similarities	[99]
Herpes simplex virus	Sequence similarities	[102]
Herpes simplex virus	Cross-reactivity at B-cell level	[102]

Citation: Béland K, Lapierre P, Alvarez F. Influence of genes, sex, age and environment on the onset of autoimmune hepatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(9): 1025-1034
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i9/1025.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.1025

Béland K, Lapierre P, Alvarez F. Influence of genes, sex, age and environment on the onset of autoimmune hepatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(9): 1025-1034 [PMID: 19266593 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.1025]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.