March 19, 2008Open Access

Simplified criteria for the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis†

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A reliable diagnosis of AIH can be made using a very simple diagnostic score. We propose the diagnosis of probable AIH at a cutoff point greater than 6 points and definite AIH 7 points or higher.

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