
IVD Test Reagent/Kits, Immunoassay, Autoimmune, Hepatitis, Antimitochondrial Antibody
Definition : Immunoassay reagents intended to perform qualitative and/or quantitative analyses on a body fluid sample (e.g., serum) to determine antibodies against small, sphere-shaped components found in the cytoplasm of cells (i.e., mitochondria); they are generically known as antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs). Reagents for determination of AMAs in serum are used in the diagnostics of primary biliary cirrhosis, an organ-specific, cholestatic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic progressive destruction of bile ducts, portal inflammation, and, ultimately, fibrosis. This disease predominantly affects women.
Entry Terms : "Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex E2 Subunit (PDCE2) Antibody Determination Reagents" , "Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Antibody Determination Reagents" , "PDCE2 (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex E2 Subunit) Antibody Determination Reagents" , "Mitochondrial Anti-Antibody Determination Reagents" , "M2 Antimitochondrial Antibody Determination Reagents" , "Branched Chain 2-Oxo-Acid Dehydrogenase Complex (BCOADC-E2) Antibody Determination Reagents" , "BCOADC-E2 (Branched-Chain 2-Oxo-Acid Dehydrogenase Complex) Antibody Determination Reagents" , "Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody Determination Reagents" , "2-Oxoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex E2 (OGDC-E2) Antibody Determination Reagents" , "Reagents, Antimitochondrial Antibody" , "Reagents, Immunoassay, Autoimmune, Hepatitis, Antimitochondrial Antibody"
UMDC code : 19330
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