TABLE 1.
Positive results of ANA testing of 66 serum samples from 50 HGE patients by pattern and titera
| Autoantibody fluorescence pattern on Hep-2 cells | No. (%) of patients by antibody titer whose sera were positive for ANA
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|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 80 | ≥160 | |
| Homogeneous | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 3 (6) |
| Matrix (fine speckled) | 6 (12) | 8 (16) | 1 (2) |
| Nucleolar | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
| Cytoplasmic-mitochondrial | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) |
| Cytoplasmic-spindle apparatus | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Coarse speckle (CREST)a | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 8 (16) | 11 (22) | 7 (14) |
a
CREST, syndrome associated with calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal hypomotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiecstasia.