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Glatiramer acetate induced acute exacerbation of autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis

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  1. Dept. of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger St. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany

    Helmut Neumann, Antal Csepregi & Peter Malfertheiner

  2. Dept. of Neurology I, Otto-von-Guericke University, Leipziger St. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany

    Michael Sailer

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Neumann, H., Csepregi, A., Sailer, M. et al. Glatiramer acetate induced acute exacerbation of autoimmune hepatitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol 254, 816–817 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0441-3

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