Table 2.
Categorization of relatives of pediatric SLE subjects affected by specific ADs
| Relative with AD | SLE (n = 18) | Thyroid (n = 10) | Psoriasis (n = 4) | MCTD (n = 3) | RA (n = 5) | MS (n = 2) | SA (n = 1) | Vitiligo (n = 1) | IDDM (n = 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother |
5 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Father |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sister |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Brother |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Grandmother |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aunt |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uncle |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Cousin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*n = number of relatives of subjects affected by a specific AD.
*Thyroid = thyroid disease, MCTD = mixed connective tissue disease, RA = rheumatoid arthritis, MS = multiple sclerosis, SA = spondyloarthropathy, IDDM = insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.