Table 2

Frequencies of antibodies to HMG1, HMG2, cathepsin G, and lactoferrin

Disease (n)		p-ANCA (n)		Number of sera positive for antibodies to:
Disease (n)		p-ANCA (n)		HMG1	HMG2	HMG1 or 2^2-150	HMG1 and 2^2-151	Cathepsin G	Lactoferrin
AIH (28)	Positive (25)	22	23^2-152	24^2-153	21	23	5
	Negative (3)	1	1	1	1	2	0
PBC (44)	Positive (16)	12	12	13	11	15	1
	Negative (28)	14	16	18	12	23	4
Chronic hepatitis C (27)	Positive (3)	2	2	2	2	2	0
	Negative (24)	5	4	5	4	8	2
Chronic hepatitis B (23)	Positive (3)	0	1	1	0	2	1
	Negative (20)	0	1	1	0	2	6

↵2-150 Positive for antibodies to either HMG1 or HMG2.
↵2-151 Positive for antibodies to both HMG1 and HMG2.
p-ANCA, perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; AIH, autoimmune hepatitis; PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis.
↵2-152 p = 0.045 (Fisher’s exact test).
↵2-153 p = 0.023 (Fisher’s exact test).