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. 2021 Sep 29;63(2):166–177. doi: 10.1007/s12016-021-08904-y

Table 2.

Diagnosis of overlap syndromes

Laboratory features Histologic findings
AIH/PBC

ANA or SMA

Hypergammaglobulinemia

Serum IgG level increased

Marked serum AST/ALT abnormalities

ALP or GGT > ULN

AMA positive

Interface hepatitis

Lymphocytic portal infiltrate

Portal plasma cells

Destructive cholangitis

AIH/PBC (Paris Criteria)

AIH features (2 of 3):

Serum ALT >  = fivefold ULN

Serum IgG >  = twofold ULN or SMA present

Interface hepatitis

PBC features (2 of 3):

Serum ALP >  = twofold ULN or GGT >  = fivefold ULN

AMA positive

Florid duct lesions

Interface hepatitis (moderate to severe)

Destructive cholangitis