Open AccessPoor performance of anti-mitochondrial antibodies for the diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis in female Colombian patients: A single-center study
Author(s) -
Valentina Guatibonza-García,
Paula V. Gaete,
Agustín Pérez-Londoño,
Danna Kathalina Puerto-Baracaldo,
Sebastián Antonio Gutiérrez-Romero,
Carlos O. Mendivil,
Mónica Tapias
Publication year - 2021
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.v27.i29.4890
Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , gastroenterology , immunology
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a serious disease that causes significant morbidity. PBC is confirmed with liver biopsy but autoantibodies are frequently used as proxies for diagnosis. The performance of autoantibodies for the diagnosis of PBC seems to vary widely across populations.