Table 5 |
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Comparison between patients with anti chromatin antibodies and those without regarding liver enzymes and gamma globulin level at presentation (n = 20). |
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Anti-chromatin |
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No. of cases |
10(50%) +ve |
10(50%) -ve |
P |
Sig. |
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Liver enzymes |
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ALT (XN) mean |
20 |
6N |
12N |
0.032 |
S |
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AST (XN) mean |
20 |
5N |
11N |
0.041 |
S |
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Gamma globulin (g/dl) |
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≤ 3.3 |
11(55%) |
2 |
9 |
0.02 |
S |
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≥ 3.3 |
9(45%) |
8 |
1 |
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El- Din Elshazly et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009 35:22 doi:10.1186/1824-7288-35-22 |
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