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Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of anti-topoisomerase I antibodies

From: Diagnostic value of anti-topoisomerase I antibodies in a large monocentric cohort

Panel

n

Line immunoblot assay

ELISA

Diffuse systemic sclerosisa

96

58 (60.4%)

57 (59.4)

Limited systemic sclerosisa

113

7 (6.2%)

6 (5.3%)

Systemic sclerosis sine sclerodermaa

4

1 (25%)

1 (25%)

Overlapa

38

1 (2.6%)

1 (2.6%)

Mixed connective tissue diseasea

13

0

0

Undifferentiated connective tissue diseasea

16

0

0

   Sensitivitya

280

67 (23.9%)

65 (23.2%)

Myositisb

26

0 (100%)

0 (100%)

Systemic lupus erythematosusb

208

0 (100%)

0 (100%)

Sjögren's syndromeb

88

0 (100%)

0 (100%)

Rheumatoid arthritisb

165

2 (98.8%)

1 (99.4%)

   Specificityb

487

2 (99.6%)

1 (99.8%)

  1. aData presented as number of patients positive in the respective test (percentage within the respective patient cohort). bData presented as number of patients positive in the respective test (percentage of negative results within the respective control cohort).