title: Prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C virus in primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune chronic hepatitis.
abstract: We have determined the prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) in 45 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and 6 with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis (AI-CAH). Anti-HCV was positive in two cases of PBC, both with a history of previous blood transfusion, and in one patient with AI-CAH, only during an active phase of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Section, Covadonga Hospital, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riestra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Navascués
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tévar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sánchez Lombroña
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies