High prevalence of autoantibodies in hepatitis A infection: The impact on laboratory profiles

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 786-788

  Moon, Hee Won ^a,b   Noh, J K ^a   Hur, M ^a   Yun, Y M ^a   Lee, C H ^a   Kwon, S Y ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; GLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; MITOCHONDRION ANTIBODY; SMOOTH MUSCLE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEP 2 CELL; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349091396     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.064410     Document Type: Article

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