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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2013; 19(31): 5131-5137
Published online Aug 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i31.5131
Table 2 Inter-study comparison of patterns of connective tissue diseases in primary biliary cirrhosis patients n (%)
Wang et alChinaWatt et al[16]United KingdomMarasini et al[17]Italy
PBC322160170
CTDs in PBC150 (46.6)84 (53.0)62 (36.5)
PBC + SS121 (37.6)40 (25.0)a6 (3.5)a
PBC + SSc9 (2.8)12 (8.0)a21 (12.3)a
PBC + SLE12 (3.7)2 (1.3)3 (1.8)
PBC + RA9 (2.8)27 (17.0)a3 (1.8)
PBC + PM10 (3.1)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)
PBC + MCTD0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.6)