Abstract
Primary biliary cirrhosis is an insidious disease that progresses through the clinical phases: preclinical, asymptomatic, symptomatic, and liver insufficiency. The outlook of patients diagnosed with PBC has improved significantly over the past 2 decades because more patients are being diagnosed earlier in the disease process and being treated with UDCA. A need remains to better define and predict the course of symptomatic and asymptomatic patients on and off UDCA in order to better evaluate outcomes of clinical trials.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 277-288 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Clinics in Liver Disease |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hepatology