Table 5.

Comparison between patients with anti chromatin antibodies and those without regarding liver enzymes and gamma globulin level at presentation (n = 20).

Anti-chromatin
	No. of cases	10(50%) +ve	10(50%) -ve	P	Sig.
Liver enzymes
ALT (XN) mean	20	6N	12N	0.032	S
AST (XN) mean	20	5N	11N	0.041	S
Gamma globulin (g/dl)
≤ 3.3	11(55%)	2	9	0.02	S
≥ 3.3	9(45%)	8	1