AMA is an autoimmune response against the body’s own cells,tissues and organs.They act towards the mitochondria (the energy creating organelle of the cell) of the target cell. AMA is the serum hallmark of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC), a chronic cholestatic liver disease.
Interpretation:If the AMA result is positive, this means that the patient is suffering from PBC. However, rarely AMA positive patients may still be a PBC patient and have negative result or, an AMA positive patient may not have PBC. This may indicate that, another liver disease may progress to a PBC.
Sample: Arm vein blood. Nonfasting
Working day: Everyday
Result Time: Next day 6:00 PM
