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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease characterized by the presence of antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies in patients’ serum.
Alicja Bauer +2 more
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Antimitochindrial and antinuclear antibodies in primary biliary cholangitis [PDF]
In this work we reviewed the key antimitochondrial and antinuclear antibodies in primary biliary cholangitis – an autoimmune cholestatic disorder with destruction of intralobular biliary ductules.
Dana Saipiyeva +6 more
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Can Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) be Monoclonal?
Background. Nuclear staining by immunofluorescence in a kidney biopsy is often seen in patients with positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in the serum. These ANA are usually polyclonal, but herein we report 9 cases with an unusual finding of monoclonal ...
Laura Biederman +7 more
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Antinuclear Antibodies in Children [PDF]
In this issue of The Journal , Sperotto, et al report on a longitudinal study of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and chronic noninflammatory musculoskeletal pain (CNI-MSP) in schoolchildren1. Of 261 subjects, 32 children (12.3%) were included based on a positive ANA and 77 (29.5%) based on the presence of CNI-MSP.
Michael, Mahler, Marvin J, Fritzler
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Immunological Impact of Ovarian Cystectomy in Cases of Laparscopic Procedure and Conventional Laparotomy [PDF]
Background: Conventional and laparoscopic surgery can impact a patient's immune status. Laparotomy causes more tissue trauma, while laparoscopy uses more cauterization, making both procedures potentially dangerous for the immune system.
Magdy Olama +2 more
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Antimelanocyte antibodies: A possible role in patients with vitiligo
Background: Vitiligo is an acquired depigmenting skin disorder with multifactorial pathogenesis including genetic, autoimmune, and neuronal factors. Both humoral- and cell-mediated immunities are supposed to have a role in the pathogenesis of vitiligo ...
Maha A El-Gayyar +4 more
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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their first-degree relatives: Potential clinical value [PDF]
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) have been described as specific markers in Crohn's disease and their healthy first-degree relatives. 171 patients with Crohn's disease, their 105 first-degree relatives, 145 patients with ulcerative colitis
Török, H.-P. +5 more
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Assessment of Serum Prolactin Level in Patients Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
The prolactin hormone played role in the many autoimmune disorders. To determine the importance of high levels of prolactin in triggering rheumatoid arthritis, thirty patient's women with hyperprolactinemia aged (20-45) years old have been investigated ...
Baghdad Science Journal
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Understanding antinuclear antibodies
The American College of Rheumatology (formerly the American Rheumatism Association) diagnostic criteria for connective tissue disorders frequently include positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) assays. Proper interpretation of these tests requires an understanding of the principles governing ANA assays.
R M, Pertusi, B R, Rubin
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Nuclear Antigens and Auto/Alloantibody Responses: Friend or Foe in Transplant Immunology
In addition to cellular immune responses, humoral immune responses, mediated by natural antibodies, autoantibodies, and alloantibodies, have increasingly been recognized as causes of organ transplant rejection.
Toshiaki Nakano +2 more
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