Cirrhosis severity surprisingly tied to racial differences

A study from this past week stated that African-Americans and those of Hispanic descent, when they suffer from the liver disease cirrhosis, suffer from a more severe version than Caucasian counterparts.

The disease in question was primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), which generally affects young and middle-age Caucasian women more than any other race or gender group.

What wasn't explained (but rather, concluded) was that when this particular type of cirrhosis affected those outside the Caucasian population, it significantly rose in severity at the same time. The researchers noted that the reasons for this were "unclear" at this time.