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- Title
Liver Membrane Antibodies in Chronic Delta Hepatitis.
- Authors
deTorres, M.; Carreño, V.; Bartolomé, J.; Porres, J.C.; Bas, C.; Quiroga, J.A.; Mora, I.
- Abstract
The correlation between the presence of liver membrane antibodies (LMA) and delta superinfection in chronic hepatitis B was studied in 136 chronic hepatitis patients, 20 hepatitis B surface antigen asymptomatic carriers and 50 healthy controls, by testing for the presence of LMA, hepatitis B virus markers and anti-delta (anti-HD). Neither anti-HD nor LMA were detected in controls or in asymptomatic carriers. LMA positivity was statistically higher (p < 0.001) in anti-HD-positive patients than in those with no anti-HD. Gamma globulin and glutamic pyruvic transaminase values were increased both in anti-HD- and LMA-positive patients with respect to those who were negative. In conclusion, a close association between the positivity to anti-HD and the presence of circulating LMA was found. Copyright © 1987 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Digestion, 1987, Vol 38, Issue 3, p171
- ISSN
0012-2823
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000199587