Antibodies to actin have been proposed as diagnostic markers for type 1 autoimmune hepatitis. Our aims were to determine 1) if testing for antibodies to actin is superior to testing for smooth muscle antibodies (SMA); 2) if these antibodies identify patients with distinctive clinical features; and 3
Frequency and Significance of Phenotypes for α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency in Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis
✍ Scribed by Albert J. Czaja
- Book ID
- 110378476
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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