title: [Autoantibodies in hepatology].
abstract: The diagnosis of autoimmune liver disease (primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis) can be made by assaying specific autoantibodies in the serum. A review is presented of these antibodies, the methods used to detect them, and the antigens identified to date. Hepatitis C is the most common cause of autoantibody production in liver diseases and is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johanet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dubel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chazouillères
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000276:immunology; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies