JIMD Reports (Sep 2022)

Autoantibodies in Wilson disease: Impact on clinical course

  • Magdalena Antczak‐Kowalska,
  • Anna Członkowska,
  • Ceren Eyileten,
  • Anna Palejko,
  • Agnieszka Cudna,
  • Marta Wolska,
  • Agnieszka Piechal,
  • Tomasz Litwin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmd2.12317
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 63, no. 5
pp. 508 – 517

Abstract

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Abstract Symptoms of Wilson disease (WD) vary and additional factors such as autoimmunity may play an important role in WD pathogenesis. The presence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, neuronal surface antibodies, and onconeural antibodies in WD was investigated using standardized indirect immunofluorescence assays and Western Blot analysis. The presence of all studied autoantibodies was higher in WD patients in comparison to healthy subjects, but there was no statistically significant difference in autoantibodies frequency according to disease manifestation. D‐penicillamine treatment was associated with a higher presence of ANA than zinc sulfate but without an increase in autoimmune diseases rate.

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