Table 4 Autoantibodies predating onset of SLE and presenting symptoms at disease onseta
From: Autoantibodies predate the onset of systemic lupus erythematosus in northern Sweden
Antibody | Arthritis (n= 19) | Skin manifestation (n= 11) | Serositis (n= 6) | Haematologic disorder (n= 2) | Neurologic disorder (n= 1) | Renal disorder (n= 1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANA | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
dsDNA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ro/SSA | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Histone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RNP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
La/SSB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jo-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scl-70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mean number of antibodies/patient | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | |||
No antibody | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |