Editorial
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2008; 14(24): 3781-3791
Published online Jun 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.3781
Table 1 Autoantibodies detected in PSC patients
AntibodyPrevalence (%)(Median)No. of patients(Median)No. of articles
Anti-BEC63(63)30(30)1[36]
pANCA26-94(68)13-86(30)19 (Table 2)
AMA0-9(0)15-73(37)10[44617889102112137140]
Anti-LKM0(0)10-80(37)7[4489112137140142]
Anti-SLA/LP0(0)10-37(25)4[4489140142]
ANA18-77(30)13-73(35)13[4461788999101102111112137140]
SMA10-83(17)10-73(36)10[44617889111112137140]
ASCA44(44)25(25)1[115]
Anti-cardiolipin4-63(27)23-73(41)3[617887]
Rheumatoid factor15(15)71(71)1[78]
AECA35(35)20(20)1[87]
Anti-TPO16(16)73(73)1[78]
Anti-GBM17(17)24(24)1[87]
Anti-sulfite oxidase33(33)39(39)1[130]
Anti-GSTT15(5)58(58)1[133]