Case study 2 40-year-old man with no history of any chronic liver disease, presented with acute liver failure (ALF). After carrying out extensive laboratory screening, it was suspected that the ALF was due to auto-immune liver disease namely Autoimmune Hepatitis. Answer the question with both details and clear, Discuss the pathophysiology of the disorder and critically evaluate current laboratory methods identify were relevant with overview of method aims and how it meets the pathophysiological criteria for the classification of the disorder.

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Case study 2 40-year-old man with no history of any chronic liver disease, presented with acute liver failure (ALF). After carrying out extensive laboratory screening, it was suspected that the ALF was due to auto-immune liver disease namely Autoimmune Hepatitis. Answer the question with both details and clear, Discuss the pathophysiology of the disorder and critically evaluate current laboratory methods identify were relevant with overview of method aims and how it meets the pathophysiological criteria for the classification of the disorder.
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what are the diagnostic tests for acute liver failure due to autoimmune hepatitis? can you listing from primary, secondary, and specialist tests, and link them back to the pathophysiology of the condition, (critically evaluates current laboratory methods identified where relevant with an overview of the method aims and how it meets the pathophysiological criteria for the classification of the disorders.

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Can you discuss a bit more about the several genes that have been implicated in the development of AIH (HLA-DR4, CTA4 AND PTPN22). As mentioned above? 

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