Table 3.

Inhibition of SLE antibody binding to native DNA and ROS-DNA fragments of varying size

	% Inhibition
Size of DNA	Native DNA	ROS-DNA
Native DNA	60	75
800 base pair	58	76
600 bp	55	78
300 bp	65	72
200 bp	50	70
120 bp	60	72
70 bp	30	55
50 bp	30	50
Mean	51	68·5
SD	±12·9	±9·6

Adapted from: Ara J, Ali R. Reactive oxygen species modified DNA fragments of varying size are preferred antigen for human anti-DNA autoantibodies. Immunol Lett 1992; 34:195–200.