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Anti-smooth muscle antibody
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Anti-smooth muscle antibodies are antibodies (immunoglobulins) formed against smooth muscle. These antibodies are typically associated with autoimmune hepatitis.[1][2]
These antibodies can be directed against actin, troponin, and tropomyosin.[3]
References
References
- ↑ Dawkins, RL (1973). “Immunoglobulin deposition in liver of patients with active chronic hepatitis and antibody against smooth muscle”. British Medical Journal. 2 (5867): 643–645. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5867.643. PMC 1589647. PMID 4577016. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ↑ M. Eric Gershwin (2007). Liver immunology: principles and practice. Humana Press. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-1-58829-818-8. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ Kenneth Michael Pollard (2006). Autoantibodies and autoimmunity: molecular mechanisms in health and disease. Wiley-VCH. pp. 293–. ISBN 978-3-527-31141-5. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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