Relations between antibodies to HMG1/HMG2 and ANA, SMA and AMA
| Disease (n) | Autoantibodies (n) | Number of sera positive for antibodies to HMG1 or HMG2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Negative | ||||
| AIH (28) | ANA+ (25) | 23 | 2 | ||
| ANA− (3) | 2 | 1 | |||
| SMA+ (16) | 15 | 1 | |||
| SMA− (12) | 10 | 2 | |||
| PBC (44) | ANA+ (29) | 243-150 | 5 | ||
| ANA− (15) | 7 | 8 | |||
| AMA+ (33) | 25 | 8 | |||
| AMA− (11) | 6 | 5 | |||
AIH, autoimmune hepatitis; PBC, primary biliary cirrhosis; ANA, anti-nuclear antibody; SMA, anti-smooth muscle antibody; AMA, anti-mitochondrial antibody.
↵3-150 p = 0.017 (Fisher’s exact test).