Autoantibodies

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1 Nov, 2020
Post author:Dr Tom Leach
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Post category:Haematology / Immunology

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Quick summary of Autoantibodies and their associated condition

Antibody	Disease
Anti-dsDNA	SLE
Anti-mitochondrial	Primary Biliary Sclerosis
ASMA – Anti- smooth muscle antibody	Chronic active hepatitis
pANCA	Ulcerative Colitis
cANCA	Wegner’s granulomatosis
Anti-endomysial / gliadin / transglutamase	Coeliac disease
Anti-centromere	CREST / Scleroderma
Anti-Ro	Sjogren’s Syndrome
Anti-La	Sjogren’s syndrome
Anti-Jo	Polymyositis
Rheumatoid factor	Rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s (90%), SLE (30%) 5% of normal population

Tags: Haematology, Immunology

Dr Tom Leach

Dr Tom Leach MBChB DCH EMCert(ACEM) FRACGP currently works as a GP and an Emergency Department CMO in Australia. He is also a Clinical Associate Lecturer at the Australian National University, and is studying for a Masters of Sports Medicine at the University of Queensland. After graduating from his medical degree at the University of Manchester in 2011, Tom completed his Foundation Training at Bolton Royal Hospital, before moving to Australia in 2013. He started almostadoctor whilst a third year medical student in 2009. Read full bio