II. Labs

  1. Normal: Titer<1:20

III. Causes: Positive (Titer >1:40)

  1. Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (85-90% of patients)
  2. Chronic active hepatitis (up to 25-30% of patients)
    1. Hepatitis CVirus (8% of patients)
  3. Cryptogenic Cirrhosis (25-30% of patients)
  4. Healthy patients without identified cause (<1%)

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Ontology: Antimitochondrial antibody (C0312621)

Concepts Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein (T116) , Immunologic Factor (T129)
SnomedCT 51950007
LNC LP39022-6, MTHU004773
English Antimitochondrial antibody, AMA - Anti-mitochondrial ab, antibodies mitochondrial, mitochondrial antibody, antibodies antimitochondrial, antimitochondrial antibody, Mitochondria Antibody, Mitochondria Ab, AMA - Anti-mitochondrial antibody, Mitochondrial antibody, Antimitochondrial antibody (substance)
Spanish anticuerpo antimitocondrial (sustancia), anticuerpo antimitocondrial