HEPATITIS-C VIREMIA IN ADULTS WITH TYPE-2 AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS

被引:72
作者
GARSON, JA [1 ]
LENZI, M [1 ]
RING, C [1 ]
CASSANI, F [1 ]
BALLARDINI, G [1 ]
BRIGGS, M [1 ]
TEDDER, RS [1 ]
BIANCHI, FB [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BOLOGNA,CATTEDRA SEMEIOT MED,IST CLIN MED GEN & TERAPIA MED,I-40126 BOLOGNA,ITALY
关键词
HEPATITIS-C VIRUS; VIREMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; LKM1; ANTIBODIES;
D O I
10.1002/jmv.1890340405
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Sera from 14 patients with type 2 autoimmune hepatitis (anti-LKM1 positive) were investigated for evidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Antibodies to HCV were detected in 13 patients by both commercial and "in-house" ELISAs and also by a second generation recombinant immunoblot assay. Nine of the 13 (69%) anti-HCV positive patients were shown to be viraemic by a polymerase chain reaction-based assay for serum HCV RNA. Neither anti-HCV nor serum HCV RNA were detected in any of 6 controls with primary biliary cirrhosis or in 39 healthy blood donors. These findings strongly suggest a role for HCV in the pathogenesis of type 2 autoimmune hepatitis.
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