Research advances in autoantibodies in autoimmune hepatitis / 临床肝胆病杂志

ABSTRACT

Autoantibodies have an important value in the diagnosis, typing, and differential diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH); however, the autoantibodies of AIH lack specificity and have various types and inconsistent results, which brings confusions to clinical diagnosis. With reference to the literature data and the author’s clinical experience, this article reviews the application value and research advances in the main autoantibodies in AIH and introduces the recommendations for autoantibody detection methods in related guidelines.