Table 2.
Clinical and laboratory features of anticytokine seropositive SS cases
Case | Cytokine autoantibodies | Clinical features | ANA | ENA | RF | Schirmer’s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | Low IFN-ω | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos | |
14 | Low IFN-ω | Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, lymphoma | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
24 | Mod IFN-γ | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos | |
31 | Low IFN-ω | Hypothyroidism, anti-ds DNA+, pANCA+ | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
45 | Mod IFN-α and -ω | Pulmonary hypertension | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
47 | Low IFN-ω | Anti-centromere autoantibodies | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
56 | High IFN-α and -ω | Pos | Pos | Pos | Neg | |
63 | Mod IFN-γ | Peripheral neuropathy | Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos |
69 | High GMCSF | Pos | Pos | Pos | Neg |