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Comparison of results for different autoantibodies detected by AtheNA Multi-Lyte and conventional EIA and Farr for 185 well-characterized lupus samples
| Antigen | % Samples with autoantibodies detected by method (no. of samples tested)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| AtheNA (185) | ELISAa (185) | |
| SS/A | 51 | 29 |
| SS/B | 10 | 10 |
| Sm | 9 | 9 |
| RNP | 15 | 22 |
| Scl-70 | 4 | 4 |
| dsDNA | 18 | 28b |
| 24c | ||
| 17d | ||
| Centromere B | 5 | 6 |
dsDNA was analyzed with the Farr technique.
Cutoff was 5 IU/ml.
Cutoff was 10 IU/ml.
Cutoff was 15 IU/ml.
