to investigate the possible involvement of autoimmune reactions in the periportal hepatocellular damage that is often seen in primary biliary cirrhosis ( pbc ) and primary sclerosing cholangitis ( psc ) , sera from 35 patients with pbc and 31 with psc were tested for autoantibodies against the liver-specific lipoprotein preparation , lsp , and against one of its liver-specific constituents , the asialoglycoprotein receptor ( asgp-r ) , and compared with results in 24 untreated patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis ( ai-cah ) .
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pbc
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liver