# Autoimmune hepatitis

What is autoimmune hepatitis? Well, it’s an autoimmune disease that affects the liver, leading to inflammation and hepatitis. A lot of the fundamental mechanisms behind why autoimmune develops is still unclear. This video describes our current understanding of the genetic basis and pathophysiology of autoimmune hepatitis, as well as important symptoms and laboratory results for patients, and finally the difference between type 1 and type 2.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2015
- Runtime: 5 min
- By: Osmosis
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Autoimmune_hepatitis.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Osmosis
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/45834117?play=1)