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Antimitochondrial Antibodies
Introduction
- Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) are antibodies against mitochondrial antigens
Differential Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Increased AMA
In alphabetical order: [1] [2]
- Chronic active hepatitis
- Combined primary biliary cirrhosis and arthralgias in women
- Cryptogenic cirrhosis
- Drug-induced lupus
- Polymyalgia Arthritis
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
Other Collagen Vascular Diseases
| TYPE | ASSOCIATION |
| AMA-M1 | Secondary Syphilis |
| AMA-M2 | Primary Biliary Cirrhosis |
| AMA-M3 | Drug-Induced Lupus |
| AMA-M4 | Hepatic Disorders |
| AMA-M5 | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| AMA-M6 | Drug-Induced Hepatitis |
References
References
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
List of contributors:
Suggested Reading and Key General References
Suggested Reading and Key General References
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Suggested Links and Web Resources
For Patients
For Patients
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] The content on this page was first contributed by C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]