Description
Autoimmune liver diseases include autoimmune hepatitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and other rarer conditions. In these diseases, specific types of autoimmune antibodies are usually detected in the blood, the main ones of which are presented in this examination. Screening is used for the primary, indicative detection of autoimmune liver pathology, followed by a more detailed laboratory and functional examination.
The examination includes:
Anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA)
Liver kidney microsome antibodies (anti-LKM)
Anti-parietal cell antibodies
Smooth muscle antibodies
Antinuclear factor on HEp-2 cells
Period of execution
Within 9 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type