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The CYP2D6 Animal Model: How to Induce Autoimmune Hepatitis in Mice
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Infection of mice with an Adenovirus expressing the major human autoantigen cytochrome P450 2D6 (hCYP2D6) recognized by sera of patients suffering from type 2 autoimmune hepatitis results in a persistent form of autoimmune-mediated liver disease characterized by extensive hepatitis, fibrosis and generation of a CYP2D6-specific immune response.
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Hintermann, E., Ehser, J., Christen, U. The CYP2D6 Animal Model: How to Induce Autoimmune Hepatitis in Mice. J. Vis. Exp. (60), e3644, doi:10.3791/3644 (2012).
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