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Author Topic: Question about Smooth Muscle AB Titer  (Read 6221 times)

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Offline Tlk60

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Question about Smooth Muscle AB Titer
« on: October 21, 2016, 11:09:55 am »
I was just reviewing my labs (pre-treatment)...

Type 1a
Viral load 3.4 million
ALT 43
AST 38
Smooth muscle AB titer  1:20 (high)
Smooth W/Refl TIter:  Positive

My doctor did not explain the Smooth Muscle stuff to me.  She went over everything else but not this.

Anyone have input as to what this means? 

Offline dragonslayer

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Re: Question about Smooth Muscle AB Titer
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2016, 02:51:32 pm »
Im sure someone will chime in with more info, but to me it looks like some kind of Antibody test in which you scored reactive, ie, you have the antibody.
Paul

DX 2008
Started Harvoni 11/26/14 for 8 wks
Completed 8 wks Harvoni 01/20/15
EOT RNA Quant result:  Detected 29
7.5 wk post tx: Detected < LLOQ(12)
11 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR12
24 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR24; AST 26; ALT 22; ALP 73
48 wk post tx: UNDETECTED SVR48; AST 18; ALT 18; ALP 70
GT 1a
vl 2.4mil
2008 bpx: Stage&Grade 0
2013 bpx: Stage&Grade: 0-1
IL28B: TT
likely infected early '70s

Offline lporterrn

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Re: Question about Smooth Muscle AB Titer
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2016, 06:48:24 pm »
My guess is that she was ruling out autoimmune hepatitis.
Lucinda Porter, RN
1988 Contracted HCV
1997 Interferon nonresponder
2003 PEG + ribavirin responder-relapser
2013 Cured (Harvoni + ribavirin clinical trial)
https://www.hepmag.com/blogger/lucindakporter

 


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