title: Autoantibodies in autoimmune liver diseases.
abstract: Autoimmune hepatitis is a chronic hepatitis of unknown etiology characterized by clinical, histological, and immunological features, generally including circulating autoantibodies and a high total serum and/or gamma globulin. Liver-related autoantibodies are very significant for the correct diagnosis and classification of autoimmune liver diseases (AILD), namely autoimmune hepatitis types 1 and 2 (AIH-1 and 2), primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), and the sclerosing cholangitis types in adults and children. This article intends to review recent studies that investigate autoantibodies in autoimmune liver diseases from a microbiological perspective.
authors.affiliation: Medical Microbiology Department, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asli Gamze
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Sener
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000097:blood; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D037263:Asialoglycoprotein Receptor / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000276:immunology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D037263:Asialoglycoprotein Receptor; D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; C060729:anti-liver kidney microsome antibody; C077285:liver cytosol antigen type 1, human
keywords: Autoantibodies; autoimmune hepatitis; autoimmune liver diseases