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Causes, Incidence and Risk Factors:
A person with autoimmune hepatitis has autoantibodies circulating in the bloodstream that cause the immune system to attack the liver.
This disease is associated with other autoimmune diseases, including the following:
- Thyroiditis
- Type 1 diabetes
- Ulcerative colitis
- Hemolytic anemia
- Proliferative glomerulonephritis
- Autoimmune hepatitis sometimes occurs in relatives of people with autoimmune diseases, suggesting a genetic cause.
This disease is most common in young girls and women.
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