Table 4 Correlation of antibodies to the β− or γ−subunit with histological stages and disease activity of PBC
Histological stages | Disease activity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antibodies to the | I/II (n = 45) | III/IV (n = 14) | Inactive (n = 37) | Active (n = 22) | |
β−subunit | γ−subunit | Number (%) | |||
+ | + | 12 (27) | 5 (36) | 10 (27) | 7 (32) |
+ | - | 1 (2) | 1 (7) | 1 (3) | 1 (5) |
- | + | 13 (29) | 3 (21) | 10 (27) | 6 (27) |
- | - | 19 (42) | 5 (36) | 16 (43) | 8 (36) |