Autoantibodies Present in Chronic Hepatitis C and Chronic Hepatitis B Viral Infections

table 1. Incidence of Antibodies to Defined Peptides Among HCV and HBV Patients

Peptide (kd)	HCV Patients (%) (n = 24)	HBV Patients (%) (n = 24)	Controls (%) (n = 40)

p105	13 (54%)	14 (58%)	0
p70	7 (29)	10 (42)	0
p86	15 (63%)	11 (46%)	1 (3%)
p80	11 (46)	8 (33)	0
p66	7 (29)	5 (21)	0
p68	6 (25%)	3 (13%)	0
p33	1 (4)	1 (4)	0
p22	5 (21)	2 (8)	0
p60	20 (83%)	15 (63%)	9 (23%)
p54	4 (17)	6 (25%)	0
p52	5 (21)	6 (25)	0
p50	7 (29%)	7 (29%)	0
p43	7 (29)	4 (17)	0
p38	2 (8%)	0	0
p19	5 (21)	4 (17%)	0
p17	0	0	0
p26	9 (38%)	14 (58%)	0
p25	6 (25)	4 (17)	0
p18	2 (8)	2 (8)	0
p16	3 (13)	9 (38)	0

Abbreviations: HCV, hepatitis C virus; HBV, hepatitis B virus.