1) Physiologic changes in the concentration of anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA)
2) Pathologic changes in the concentration anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA)
 a) Increased anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) in:
 Autoimmune hepatitis
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Chronic active hepatitis
Cirrhosis of liver
Oxic hepatitis
SLE
Sjögren’s syndrome
Reference values
dependent on method |
Immunofluorescence method. |
negative |
ELISA |
|
|
Units |
negative |
< 10 |
U/ml |
positive |
> 10 |
U/ml |
|
