Smooth muscle antibody

BACKGROUND A pacemaker system is required for peristalsis generation. The interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are considered the… (More)

Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) may have additional features of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Corticosteroids usually… (More)

HLA alleles are known to be associated with susceptibility to develop autoimmune hepatitis (AH), and hepatitis A virus (HAV… (More)

We report a patient with diffuse planar xanthomatous lesions associated with a benign monoclonal gammopathy. This patient has a… (More)

Antibody to tubulin in man has been studied using a specific radioimmunoassay, affinity chromatography radioimmunoassay but… (More)

Attempts were made to induce smooth muscle antibody (SMA) in rats by various procedures causing cell necrosis. Ligation of a… (More)

Sera from fifty-four patients with warts were tested for the presence of commonly found autoantibodies. Smooth muscle antibody… (More)

The occurrence of autoantibodies and the concentrations of serum immunoglobulins were studied in 102 heroin addicts, 20 former… (More)

Platelets, prepared from fresh human platelet-rich plasma smeared on slides and stained with human serum containing smooth muscle… (More)

Smooth muscle antibody at titres of 1/10 or more was found in 54 (67.5%) out of 80 patients with malignant disease and in 9 (20… (More)