TABLE 6.

Features of assays for immunodiagnosis of AE using different antigens^a

No. of subjects tested			Antigen	Assay method	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	Ig isotype	Reference
AE patients	Healthy subjects	Patients with other disease
37	37	95	pAP	ELISA	100	100	IgG	207
44	30	99	Em18	ELISA	91	89.1	IgG	143
140	500	348	Em2	ELISA	89.3	98.0	IgG	103
74	39	95	rEm10	ELISs	93.2	96.5	IgG	120
140	500	348	II/3-10	ELISA	86.4	96.8	IgG	103
140	500	348	Em2plus	ELISA	97.1	90.2	IgG	103
28		72	rEm13	ELISA	82.1	100	Ig	84
66	29	259	Em18	IB	97	96.9	IgG	132
33	82	99	Em18	IB	91	92.3	IgG	143

^aSee the text for details.