Figure 3.
Clustering analysis of the centromere antigens and individuals. The sera of patients with SS (n=86), SSc (n=35), PBC (n=10), or overlap disease (n=42), and HC (n=68) were analysed by the antigen-binding bead assay. The serum antibody positivity for each target antigen (rows) in each individual (columns) is indicated by the appropriate colour. Hierarchical clustering produced a dendrogram among target antigens (left) and individuals (bottom). Coloured lines below the matrix indicate the disease status of the individuals. HC, healthy controls; PBC, primary biliary cholangitis; SS, Sjögren’s syndrome;SSc, systemic sclerosis.