
High concentration of antimitochondrial antibodies predicts progressive primary biliary cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Robert Flisiak,
Maria Jolanta Pełszyńska,
D Prokopowicz,
Magdalena Rogalska,
Urszula Grygoruk
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i36.5706
Subject(s) - primary biliary cirrhosis , medicine , gastroenterology , primary sclerosing cholangitis , alkaline phosphatase , decompensation , bilirubin , cirrhosis , chemistry , disease , biochemistry , enzyme
To evaluate the serum concentration of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) as a prognostic indicator of progressive primary biliary cirrhosis (pPBC).