Gastric autoimmune disorders in patients with chronic hepatitis C before, during and after interferon-alpha therapy

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 15, 2003; 9(7): 1487-1490
Published online Jul 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1487

Table 3 Organ-specific and non-organ-specific autoantibodies

	Before IFN + (%)	IFN withdrawal + (%)	12 mo after withdrawal+(%)
Organ-specific antibodies
TPO	14 (8.0%)	39 (20.6%)^a	23 (12.2%)
Non-organ-specific antibodies
ANA	34 (18.0%)	45 (24.0%)	41 (22.0%)
SMA	56 (30.0%)	62 (33.0%)	60 (31.0%)
AMA	-	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)
LMK 1	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)

^aP < 0.001 vs before IFN; P = 0.036 vs 12 mo after IFN withdrawal.

Citation: Fabbri C, Jaboli MF, Giovanelli S, Azzaroli F, Pezzoli A, Accogli E, Liva S, Nigro G, Miracolo A, Festi D, Colecchia A, Montagnani M, Roda E, Mazzella G. Gastric autoimmune disorders in patients with chronic hepatitis C before, during and after interferon-alpha therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9(7): 1487-1490
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v9/i7/1487.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v9.i7.1487