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Table 5 Antinuclear antibody detection during adalimumab treatment

From: Adalimumab clinical efficacy is associated with rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody titer reduction: a one-year prospective study

Treatment

Week

Number of positive ANA sera (%)

  

ANA

Anti-dsDNA

Anti-ENA

Adalimumab (n = 57)

0

4 (7)

0 (0)

3 (5.2)

 

24

9 (16)

2 (3.5)

0

 

48

12 (21)

4 (7)

2 (3.5)

   Total

 

16 (28)

4 (7)

5 (9)

   P

 

<0.01

<0.05

n.s.

Control RA (n = 55)

0

5 (9)

0

4 (7)

 

24

2 (3.5)

0

0

 

48

3 (5.2)

0

1 (1.7)

   Total

 

8 (14.5)

0 (0)

5 (8.7)

   P

 

n.s.

 

n.s.

  1. ANA, antinuclear antibodies; anti-dsDNA, anti-double-stranded DNA autoantibodies; ENA, extractable nuclear antigens; n.s., not significant; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.