Cytomegalovirus-associated biliary atresia

• Main Authors: Kazuki Kodo (Author), Kenichi Sakamoto (Author), Tomohiko Imai (Author), Takeshi Ota (Author), Mitsuru Miyachi (Author), Jun Mori (Author), Tomohiro Chiyonobu (Author), Tetsuya Imura (Author), Hajime Hosoi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pathogenesis of biliary atresia (BA) is propounded to be an immunological process, but the detailed mechanisms remain unclear. In recent studies with abnormal immunological findings, T cells have drawn attention in the mechanism of BA pathogenesis. Furthermore, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in...