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Hepatitis A Virus
Report summarizes hepatitis A virus study findings from Konkuk University
November 9th, 2009
According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "In the absence of IgM antibodies against hepatitis A virus (HAV), HAV infections can be regarded as autoimmune hepatitis when they show positive auto-antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence and lack other viral markers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, titres and impact of auto-antibodies in Korean patients with HAV infection." "The study involved a retrospective review of the electronic medical records of 73 patients with HAV at Konkuk University Hospital from August 2005 to September 2008. The presence and pattern of antinuclear antibody, anti-smooth muscle antibody, anti-mitochondrial...
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-11-09)
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