Research Article
Autoimmune Hepatitis with Elevated Serum IgG4 Levels Have a High Prevalence of Cirrhosis at Diagnosis
Table 1
Comparison of baseline characteristics.
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PT, prothrombin time; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; TB, total bilirubin; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; ALB, albumin; GLB, globulin; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M; IgG4, immunoglobulin G4; ANA, anti-nuclear antibody; anti-LKM1, antibodies to liver kidney microsome type 1; anti-LC1, antibodies to liver cytosol type 1; anti-SLA/LP, antisoluble liver antigen/liver pancreas antibody; p-ANCA, perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; and EAD, extrahepatic autoimmune diseases. A: simplified diagnostic scoring system of the IAIHG [12]. B: 6 patients who did not receive liver biopsies were excluded. The liver biopsy results of all patients had inflammation presentation; thus, there was no G0 grade for inflammation grade. C: there were 33 patients in group A and 88 patients in group B who received regular treatment with a course of treatment longer than 6 months. |