Table 3. Simple patterns assigned by manual IIF method and EUROPattern Suite (N=49).
| IIF Method | EUROPattern | N of identically recognized patterns (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Homogenous (20)* 1:80 (4), 1:160 (7), 1:320 (2), 1:640 (7) |
Homogenous (16) | 16 (80) |
| Speckled (1) | ||
| Homogenous + Speckled (2) | ||
| None (1)† | ||
| Centromere (6) 1:160 (1), 1:320 (2), 1:640 (3) |
Centromere (2) | 2 (33.3) |
| Centromere + Homogenous (2) | ||
| Centromere + Nuclear dot (1) | ||
| Centromere + Homogenous + Nucleolar (1) | ||
| Speckled (15) 1:80 (2), 1:160 (1), 1:320 (2), 1:640 (10) |
Speckled (4) | 4 (26.7) |
| Homogenous (1) | ||
| Nucleolar (1) | ||
| Speckled + Homogenous (6) | ||
| Speckled + Nucleolar (1) | ||
| Speckled + Nucleolar + Nuclear dot (1) | ||
| None (1)† | ||
| Nucleolar (4) 1:80 (1), 1:640 (3) |
Nucleolar (1) | 1 (25.0) |
| Nucleolar + Homogenous (1) | ||
| Nucleolar + Homogenous + Centromere (1) | ||
| None (1)† | ||
| Mitotic spindle (1) 1:80 (1) |
None (1)† | 0 (0.0) |
| Nuclear dot (2) 1:80 (1), 1:160 (1) |
Nuclear dot (2) | 2 (100) |
| Nuclear membrane (1) 1:160 (1) |
Homogenous + Nucleolar + Centromere (1) | 0 (0.0) |
The numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of samples.
*Eight dense fine speckled patterns were interpreted as homogenous patterns; †A total of four false negative results were recorded. Their patterns were homogenous, speckled, nucleolar, and mitotic spindle; the titers were all 1:80.
Abbreviation: IIF, indirect immunofluorescence.