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Prevalence of hepatitis C serum antibody in autoimmune diseases

dc.creatorAgmon-Levin, Nancyspa
dc.creatorRam, Mayaspa
dc.creatorBarzilai, Orispa
dc.creatorPorat-Katz, Bat shevaspa
dc.creatorParikman, Ronitspa
dc.creatorSelmi, Carlospa
dc.creatorGershwin, M. Ericspa
dc.creatorAnaya, Juan-Manuelspa
dc.creatorYouinou, Pierrespa
dc.creatorBizzaro, Nicolaspa
dc.creatorTincani, Angelaspa
dc.creatorTzioufas, Athanasios G.spa
dc.creatorCervera, Ricardspa
dc.creatorStojanovich, Ljudmilaspa
dc.creatorMartin, Javierspa
dc.creatorGonzalez-Gay, Miguel Angelspa
dc.creatorValentini, Gabrielespa
dc.creatorBlank, Mirispa
dc.creatorSanMarco, Mariellespa
dc.creatorRozman, Blažspa
dc.creatorBombardieri, Stefanospa
dc.creatorDe Vita, Salvatorespa
dc.creatorShoenfeld, Yehudaspa
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-25T23:55:53Z
dc.date.available2020-05-25T23:55:53Z
dc.date.created2009spa
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the prevalence of serum antibodies against hepatitis C virus and other infectious agents in a large cohort of well-characterized patients with autoimmune diseases (AID). Methods: We utilized 1322 sera from patients with 18 different AID and 236 sera from healthy controls from the same countries and with similar age and sex distribution. All sera were tested for the presence of serum anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies as well as antibodies directed at other infectious agents and autoantibodies. Results: Anti-HCV antibody was detected in 115/1322 (8.7%) of patients with AID and 0.4% of matched healthy controls (P less than 0.0001). The prevalence of anti-HCV antibody was significantly higher in 7/18 different AID (i.e. cryoglobulinemia, mixed cryoglobulinemia pemphigus vulgaris, vasculitis, secondary anti-phospholipid syndrome, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and inflammatory bowel disease) compared to controls. Patients with AID and serum anti-HCV positivity had an increased prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis B virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Cytomegalovirus as opposed to a lower frequency of serum autoantibodies. Conclusions: The enhanced prevalence of anti-HCV serum antibodies in AID may suggest a role for HCV in tolerance to breakdown, similarly to its established role in mixed cryoglobulinemia. This immune mediated effect does not rule out the role of other infectious agents. © 2009.eng
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2009.02.017
dc.identifier.issn10959157
dc.identifier.issn08968411
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22250
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.relation.citationEndPage266
dc.relation.citationIssueNo. 43924
dc.relation.citationStartPage261
dc.relation.citationTitleJournal of Autoimmunity
dc.relation.citationVolumeVol. 32
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Autoimmunity, ISSN:10959157, 08968411, Vol.32, No.43924 (2009); pp. 261-266spa
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-67349203916&doi=10.1016%2fj.jaut.2009.02.017&partnerID=40&md5=79b8ae1b17a7f3c3734257402578bd23spa
dc.rights.accesRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.accesoAbierto (Texto Completo)spa
dc.source.instnameinstname:Universidad del Rosariospa
dc.source.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURspa
dc.subject.keywordAutoantibodyspa
dc.subject.keywordCytomegalovirus antibodyspa
dc.subject.keywordHepatitis b antibodyspa
dc.subject.keywordHepatitis c antibodyspa
dc.subject.keywordProtozoon antibodyspa
dc.subject.keywordAntibody detectionspa
dc.subject.keywordAntiphospholipid syndromespa
dc.subject.keywordArticlespa
dc.subject.keywordAutoimmune diseasespa
dc.subject.keywordChurg strauss syndromespa
dc.subject.keywordControlled studyspa
dc.subject.keywordCryoglobulinemiaspa
dc.subject.keywordDiabetes mellitusspa
dc.subject.keywordEnteritisspa
dc.subject.keywordGiant cell arteritisspa
dc.subject.keywordHashimoto diseasespa
dc.subject.keywordHepatitis cspa
dc.subject.keywordHepatitis c virusspa
dc.subject.keywordHumanspa
dc.subject.keywordMajor clinical studyspa
dc.subject.keywordMicroscopic polyangiitisspa
dc.subject.keywordMultiple sclerosisspa
dc.subject.keywordMyositisspa
dc.subject.keywordPemphigus vulgarisspa
dc.subject.keywordPrevalencespa
dc.subject.keywordPrimary biliary cirrhosisspa
dc.subject.keywordPriority journalspa
dc.subject.keywordRheumatoid arthritisspa
dc.subject.keywordSjoegren syndromespa
dc.subject.keywordSystemic lupus erythematosusspa
dc.subject.keywordToxoplasma gondiispa
dc.subject.keywordWegener granulomatosisspa
dc.subject.keywordAgedspa
dc.subject.keywordAutoantibodiesspa
dc.subject.keywordAutoimmune diseasesspa
dc.subject.keywordFemalespa
dc.subject.keywordHepatitis cspa
dc.subject.keywordHepatitis c antibodiesspa
dc.subject.keywordHumansspa
dc.subject.keywordMalespa
dc.subject.keywordMiddle agedspa
dc.subject.keywordPrevalencespa
dc.subject.keywordAntiphospholipids syndromespa
dc.subject.keywordAutoantibodiesspa
dc.subject.keywordAutoimmune diseasesspa
dc.subject.keywordCryoglobulinemiaspa
dc.subject.keywordHepatitis-cspa
dc.subject.keywordInflammatory bowel diseasesspa
dc.subject.keywordPemphigus vulgarisspa
dc.subject.keywordThyroid autoimmune diseasesspa
dc.titlePrevalence of hepatitis C serum antibody in autoimmune diseasesspa
dc.typearticleeng
dc.type.hasVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type.spaArtículospa
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