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Q: Hepatitis/cirrhosis

asked by: snuffedrooster on January 7th, 2004

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I have been diagnosed with child's a cirrhsis related to hepatitis c. I may have a component of pbc. I have shown to have a positive antimitochondrial antibody, but liver function tests have not been elevated to a cholestatic pattern. Can anyone tell me what this means? Do have pbc?

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