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Autoantibodies in chronic liver disease.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2005
Ghonaim Mabrouk, Al-Ghamdi Abdullah, El-Bana Hassan, Bakr Ahmed, Ghoneim Enas, El-Edel Rawhia, Hassona Mona, Shoeib Sabry, Allam Heba
Abstract excerpt
Some hepatotropic viruses (HBV and HCV) are capable of triggering autoimmune phenomena and manifest the features of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in the course of the disease. Careful attention is required to differentiate between AIH and chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) before the selection of treatment. This study was performed to assess the prevalence of rheumatoid factor (RF), antinuclear antibodies (ANA),...
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