Expression and clinical significance of antinuclear antibody in hepatitis C virus infection
Expression and clinical significance of antinuclear antibody in hepatitis C virus infection
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DOI:
10.1097/00004836-200111000-00012
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发表时间:
2001-11-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Chen, GH
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作者:
Peng, YC;Hsieh, SC;Chen, GH
Background: The prevalence of antinuclear antibody (ANA) has been documented in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We attempted to determine the titer and to characterize the patterns and clinical significance of ANA in HCV infection, Study: Forty-eight consecutive patients with positive anti-HCV antibody and positive HCV RNA were included in this study. Sera from patients were tested for ANA and anti-smooth muscle antibody by indirect immunofluorescence. Serum aminotransferase, alkaline phophatase, alpha-fetoprotein, and cryoglobulin levels also were determined, Results: Eleven (23%) of 48 HCV-infected patients were positive for ANA. Antinuclear antibody revealed speckled pattern in 10 (91 %) of the 11 ANA-positive HCV-infected patients. Twenty (54%) of 37 ANA-negative HCV-infected patients had detectable pattern with equivocal titer (titer