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Anti-centromere antibodies
Introduction
Anti-centromere antibodies (ACA) are found in a number of related autoimmune diseases.
- In primary biliary cirrhosis ACA are prognostic of portal hypertension.[1]
References
- ↑ Nakamura M, Kondo H, Mori T; et al. (2007). “Anti-gp210 and anti-centromere antibodies are different risk factors for the progression of primary biliary cirrhosis”. Hepatology. 45 (1): 118–27. doi:10.1002/hep.21472. PMID 17187436.