Prevalence of autoantibodies and the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease in children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection treated with interferon-α

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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2006; 12(36): 5787-5792
Published online Sep 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5787

Table 2 Positive¹ autoantibodies in the two treatment groups before, during and 12 mo after treatment

Group		Before treatment			During treatment			After treatment
	n	LKM²	SMA³	ANA⁴	LKM²	SMA³	ANA⁴	LKM²	SMA³	ANA⁴
IFN-monotherapy	21	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	2
IFN /ribavirin-combined treatment	18	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0
Total	39	1	0	2	2	2	3	1	1	2

¹Antibody titer was considered positive at values ≥ 1:40;

²Liver kidney microsomal antibody;

³Anti-smooth muscle antibody;

⁴Antinuclear antibody.

Citation: Gehring S, Kullmer U, Koeppelmann S, Gerner P, Wintermeyer P, Wirth S. Prevalence of autoantibodies and the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease in children with chronic hepatitis C virus infection treated with interferon-α. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(36): 5787-5792
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i36/5787.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i36.5787