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Measurement of anti-mitochondria M2 antibodies in 1039 patients with cryptogenic hepatitis

Zhang Wei, Wang Lei, Wang Yi, et al.   

  1. Longhua Hospital,University of Chinese Traditional Medicine,Shanghai 200032
  • Received:2011-08-02 Online:2016-06-10 Published:2016-05-11

Abstract: Objective To investigate the presence of AMA-M2 antibodies in 1039 patients with cryptogenic hepatitis. Methods M2 antibodies were tested by ELISA. Results M2 antibodies were detected in 81(7.9%)of the 1039 patients;Of the 81 cases,57 were female and 24 were male,and the mean age was 53.0 ± 14.8 year old,and 78 patients were diagnosed as PBC;The most common symptoms were fatigue(74.4%,58/78),jaundice(61.5%,48/78)and skin itching(37.2%,29/78);Besides,39(50.0%) patients were with ANA positive,and 14(18.0%) with anti-SSA/Ro positive. Conclusion On the diagnosis of the disease,the detection of serum antimitochondrial autoantibodies(AMA) is an important indicator. The detection of AMA-M2 is important for early diagnosis of patients with PBC.

Key words: Cryptogenic hepatitis, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Anti-mitochondria M2 antibodies