TABLE 2 .
Summary of results from PCR assays and Western immunoblot analysis
Patient | PCR | IgG | Molecular mass(es) (kDa) of bands with IgG | IgM | Molecular mass (kDa) of bands with IgM | Any Ig positive | Any PCR or lg positive |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUT-GI | |||||||
1 | + | ++ | 89, 62, 56, 41 | − | Yes | Yes | |
2 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
3 | + | + | 30 | − | Yes | Yes | |
4 | − | ++ | 89 | − | Yes | Yes | |
5 | + | ++ | 89, 62, 56, 48, 44, 41 | − | Yes | Yes | |
6 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
7 | + | ++ | 50, 44 | − | Yes | Yes | |
8 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
9 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
10 | + | ++ | 30 | − | Yes | Yes | |
11 | + | + | 89, 48 | − | Yes | Yes | |
12 | + | − | − | No | Yes | ||
13 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
14 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
15 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
23a | − | ++ | 104, 30, 27 | − | Yes | Yes | |
24a | + | + | 89 | − | Yes | Yes | |
25a | + | ++ | 89, 56 | − | Yes | Yes | |
26a | − | − | ++ | 89 | Yes | Yes | |
27a | + | − | − | No | Yes | ||
28a | + | − | − | No | Yes | ||
29a | + | − | − | No | Yes | ||
30a | − | − | − | No | No | ||
Control-GI | |||||||
16 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
17 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
18 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
19 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
20 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
21 | − | + | 84, 41 | − | Yes | Yes | |
22 | − | − | − | No | No | ||
31a | − | − | − | No | No | ||
32a | − | − | − | No | No | ||
% positive | |||||||
AUT-GI | 52 | 43 | 4 | 48 | 65 | ||
Control-GI | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 |