Laboratory Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 214-218.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2015.03.002

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Analysis on the positive rate of M2 anti-mitochondrial antibodies in physical examine screening in Shanghai

CAI Yiting, HUANG Sheng, XIE Songye   

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai First People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200080, China
  • Received:2014-06-19 Online:2015-03-30 Published:2015-04-16

Abstract: Objective

To investigate the early screening significance of M2 anti-mitochondrial antibodies(AMA-M2) for primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC) in physical examine, through analyzing the positive rate of AMA-M2.

Methods

Serum samples were collected from 6 658 healthy subjects(3 845 males and 2 813 females), and the sex ratio was 1.37∶1. Their age was 46±13. AMA-M2 was quantitatively determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Serum alanine aminotransferase(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alkaline phosphatase(ALP) and gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) were determined, and the results were analyzed cemparatively.

Results

AMA-M2 were detected in 97 of 6 658 healthy subjects(1.46%), including 44 males (1.14%) and 53 females(1.88%), and the sex ratio was 1∶1.2. AMA-M2 positive rate of females above 46 years old was higher than those below 46 years old (P<0.01). The 8 of 97 AMA-M2 positive cases without PBC clinical feature had increasing ALP and GGT.

Conclusions

Physical examination should pay attention to the correlation analysis of AMA-M2 with ALP/GGT and ALT with AST. AMA-M2 screening is an effective mean to high risk population in the early detection of PBC. According to American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) PBC liver disease diagnostic criteria, positive AMA-M2 and serum liver enzyme help with improving the early detection rate of PBC.

Key words: M2 anti-mitochondrial antibody, Primary biliary cirrhosis, Physical examination, Positive rate, Autoimmunity disease

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