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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with positive anti-mitochondrial antibody and Hepatitis C Virus infection

From: A case series evaluating the impact of Hepatitis C eradication using direct acting antivirals on primary biliary cholangitis-associated autoimmunity

Characteristics

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Demographics

 Age, yrs

67

63

64

 Sex, M/F

M

F

F

Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody

 Titer by IF at diagnosis

1:40

1:160

1:160

Liver Enzymes at diagnosis

 AP (N<145 IU/L)

67

134

71

 GGT (N<35)

130

330

41

Hepatitis C Virus

 Duration HCV+ status, yrs

19

19

15

 Genotype

1a

1a

4

 Treatment Naive

Yes

No

Yes

 Treatment Regimen

LDV + SOF

LDV + SOF

SOF +RBV

 RNA NAT, weeks post tx

<12 IU/ml (12)

ND (24)

ND (24)

Autoantibody Profile (Mitogen)

AMA-M2+, Anti-3E-BPO+

Anti-3E-BPO+, Anti-Ro52+

AMA-M2+, Anti-3E-BPO+

Fibroscan (fPa)

 Pre-treatment with DAA

37.4

15.1

14.1

 Post-treatment with DAA

19.8

12.3

No data

Ursodeoxycholic acid treatment

Yes

No (discontinued)

No

  1. Abbreviations: AP alkaline phospate, AMA anti-mitochondrial antibody, DAA direct –acting antivirals, F females, GGT gamma glutamyl-transferase, HCV Hepatitis C Virus, IF immunoflourescence, LDV ledispavir, M male, ND not detected, Post-tx post treatment, RNA NAT Ribonucleic acid quantitative nucleic acid test, RBV ribravin, SOF sofosbivur, yrs years, IF immunoflourescence