TABLE 1.
Western blot analysis of four different MsgC clones by using serum antibodies from BDs and PcP+ and PcP− patients
| MsgC clone(s) recognized | % of sera (no.) responding
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|---|---|---|---|
| BD (n = 95) | PcP+ (n = 33) | PcP− (n = 61) | |
| MsgC1 alone | 6.3 (6) | 0.0 (0) | 3.3 (2) |
| MsgC3 alone | 15.8 (15) | 3.0 (1) | 6.6 (4) |
| MsgC8 alone | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 3.3 (2) |
| MsgC9 alone | 3.2 (3) | 3.0 (1) | 13.1 (8) |
| MsgC1 + MsgC3 | 7.4 (7) | 3.0 (1) | 0.0 (0) |
| MsgC1 + MsgC8 | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 1.6 (1) |
| MsgC1 + MsgC9 | 2.1 (2) | 3.0 (1) | 1.6 (1) |
| MsgC3 + MsgC8 | 0.0 (0) | 3.0 (1) | 0.0 (0) |
| MsgC3 + MsgC9 | 11.6 (11) | 6.1 (2) | 8.2 (5) |
| MsgC8 + MsgC9 | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 4.9 (3) |
| MsgC1 + MsgC3 + MsgC8 | 2.1 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) |
| MsgC1 + MsgC3 + MsgC9 | 2.1 (2) | 3.0 (1) | 6.6 (4) |
| MsgC3 + MsgC8 + MsgC9 | 17.9 (17) | 12.1 (4) | 8.2 (5) |
| MsgC1 + MsgC3 + MsgC8 + MsgC9 | 21.1 (20) | 48.5 (16) | 16.4 (10) |
| All MsgC1 | 41.1 (39) | 57.6 (19) | 29.5 (18) |
| All MsgC3 | 77.9 (74) | 78.8 (26) | 45.9 (28) |
| All MsgC8 | 41.1 (39) | 63.6 (21) | 34.4 (21) |
| All MsgC9 | 57.9 (55) | 75.8 (25) | 59.0 (36) |
| None | 10.5 (10) | 15.2 (5) | 26.2 (16) |