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sclerosing cholangitis

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A chronic, autoimmune inflammatory liver disorder characterized by narrowing and scarring of the lumen of the bile ducts. It is often seen in patients with ulcerative colitis. Signs and symptoms include jaundice, fatigue, and malabsorption. It may lead to cirrhosis and liver failure. [ ]

Term info

Label

sclerosing cholangitis

Synonyms
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • cholangitis, sclerosing
  • fibrosing cholangitis
  • primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
  • sclerosing cholangitis
  • sclerosing cholangitis (disease)
database cross reference
Subsets

disease_grouping, ordo_group_of_disorders

IAO 0000589

sclerosing cholangitis (disease)

exactMatch

http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0008313, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/Orphanet_447771, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C4828, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_14268, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/235917005

gwas trait

true

id

EFO:0004268

term editor

Dani Welter