syndrome of autoimmune cholangitis . primary biliary cirrhosis : a distinct Antimitochondrial antibody negative

semanticscholar(2006)

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Accepted for publication 28 June 1993 Abstract This study reports on a group of 20 patients with an initial diagnosis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) whose serum tested negative for antimitochondrial antibodies by immunofluorescence. All had a clinical history compatible with primary biliary cirrhosis, and results of biochemical, histological, and radiological investigations were consistent with this diagnosis despite the absence of antimitochondrial antibodies by immunofluorescence. For comparison, these patients were matched for sex and serum bilirubin with 20 antimitochondrial antibody positive (>1:160) and histologically confirmed primary biliary cirrhosis patients who served as controls. Serum samples from both groups were retested blindly for antimitochondrial antibodies using immunoblotting and for antibodies to the major M2 mitochondrial autoantigens by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Three antimitochondrial antibody immunofluorescence negative patients had antimitochondrial antibodies by immunoblotting and ELISA; the remaining 17 patients were confirmed negative by all methods. The antimitochondrial antibody immunofluorescence positive controls were verified by immunoblotting or ELISA, or both. All 17 patients negative for antimitochondrial antibodies had antinuclear antibodies, often in high titres, compared with 3/17 ofthe antimitochondrial antibody positive controls (p=0O0001). Additionally, the antimitochondrial antibody negative group also had significantly higher smooth muscle antibody titres (p=003) and lower serum IgM (p=0.01) and aspartate aminotransferase (p=0.03) activities than the antimitochondrial antibody positive controls. Analysis of clinical findings, histological tests, serum bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, alamine aminotransferase, and IgG, disclosed no significant differences between the two groups. This paper describes a group of patients with the clinical and histological features ofPBC but who do not fulfil the usual criteria necessary to make this diagnosis. Because they also have very high titres of antinuclear antibodies, smooth muscle antibodies, and comparatively low IgM and aspartate aminotransferase activities, we believe they are distinct from PBC and have a syndrome of autoimmune cholangitis. (Gut 1994; 35: 260-265)
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