Table 2 Description of the chronic hepatitis in patients included in this study.

Patient	Description	HAI*	Stage†	Patient	Description	HAI*	Stage†	Patient	Description	HAI*	Stage†
PAH 1	Severe	15	4	AAH 1	Moderate	9	2	HCV 1	Mild	5	1
PAH 2	Severe	14	4	AAH 2	Moderate	9	5	HCV 2	Mild	5	2
PAH 3	Moderate	11	5	AAH 3	Severe	14	4	HCV 3	Mild	7	2
PAH 4	Moderate	10	3	AAH 4	Severe	13	4	HCV 4	Moderate	7	3
PAH 5	Moderate	11	3	AAH 5	Severe	13	4	HCV 5	Mild	5	1
PAH 6	Severe	14	4	AAH 6	Severe	13	6
PAH 7	Severe	13	4	AAH 7	Moderate	9	2
PAH 8	Severe	14	3	AAH 8	Severe	14	3
PAH 9	Severe	14	4	AAH 9	Severe	15	4
PAH 10	Severe	16	5	AAH10	Moderate	7	1
PAH 11	Severe	14	5
PAH 12	Severe	14	4
PAH 13	Mild	8	4
PAH 14	Moderate	10	4

*HAI, histological activity index (highest score = 18): severe, HAI >12; moderate, HAI >9 but <12; mild, HAI <9.

†Stages 1–5: fibrosis; stage 6: definitive cirrhosis.

AAH, adult autoimmune hepatitis type 1; HCV, patients with hepatitis C virus related chronic hepatitis; PAH, paediatric autoimmune hepatitis type 1.