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Digestive & GastrointestinalModerate
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Hepatology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Moderate
Severity
Rare — an uncommon liver disease, though it is an important cause of chronic hepatitis in the absence of viral infection or alcohol use
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Hepatology
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by an abnormal immune response in which the body's immune system attacks liver cells
- 2believed to arise from a combination of genetic predisposition and an environmental trigger such as a viral infection or certain medications in susceptible individuals. The condition is more common in women and often occurs alongside other autoimmune conditions such as thyroid disease or type 1 diabetes. A family history of autoimmune conditions can increase susceptibility
- 3though the disease itself is not directly inherited in a simple pattern.
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