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Table 3 Titers and staining patterns of ANA and SMA in responders and non-responders to antiviral combination therapy.

From: The presence of non-organ-specific autoantibodies is associated with a negative response to combination therapy with interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C

 

Responder (n = 21)

Non-responder (n = 27)

p*

ANA [n (%)]

2 (9.5)

5 (18.5)

0.44

ANA titer [median (range)]

1:80 (1:80 – 1:160)

1:80 (1:40 – 1:320)

 

Speckled staining pattern [n (%)]

2 (100)

5 (100)

 

SMA [n (%)]

3 (14.3)

12 (44.4)

0.03

SMA titer [median (range)]

1:40 (1:40–1:80)

1:40 (1:40 – 1:160)

 

Vessel wall staining pattern [n (%)]

3 (100)

11 (91.7)

 
  1. *p-values were calculated with Fisher's exact test