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Cell-mediated immunity has been investigated using the leucocyte migration test in 32 patients with chronic active hepatitis or primary biliary cirrhosis. Twenty-six (75%) showed reactivity to liver extract. At least two antigens are involved. Cell-mediated reactivity was confirmed in some cases using lymphocyte ;blast' transformation. There was no correlation with the presence of auto-antibodies.Cell-mediated immunity to parotid extract was shown in 10 cases (28%). This is in accord with the occurrence of the sicca syndrome in liver disease, which has been confirmed in this study.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 4557305 PMCID: PMC1412206 DOI: 10.1136/gut.13.6.427
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gut ISSN: 0017-5749 Impact factor: 23.059