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Table 1 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) subject characteristics

From: Longitudinal analysis of peripheral blood T cell receptor diversity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by next-generation sequencing

Subject/ethnicity

Disease stage/organ involved

Elapsed time (months)

PGA

SLEDAI

WBC (103/mm3)

C3 (mg/dl)

C4 (mg/dl)

Anti-dsDNA (U/ml)

Therapy

SLE1/white

Quiescent

0

0

2

3.93

146

22

40

MMF/HCQ

 

Pre-flare

4

0

0

3.82

108

19

0

MMF/HCQ

 

Flare (skin)

6

1.5

10

4.34

115

21

80

MMF/HCQ

SLE2/white

Quiescent

0

0

2

5.6

85

2

0

Pred/MMF

 

Pre-flare

3

0.5

2

5.5

88

3

0

Pred/MMF

 

Flare (skin)

5

2

10

7.8

105

4

0

Pred/MMF

SLE3/white

Quiescent

0

0.5

2

6.26

86

11

0

Pred

 

Pre-flare

5

0.5

2

7.04

86

11

0

Pred

 

Flare (skin)

7

2

10

4.53

85

11

0

Pred

SLE4/white

Quiescent

0

0

0

6.44

96

21

0

Pred/AZA

 

Pre-flare

3

0

0

8.13

106

22

0

Pred/AZA

 

Flare (joint)

6

1.5

4

7.96

102

22

0

Pred/AZA

SLE5/white

Quiescent

0

0

0

2.68

108

21

0

MMF/HCQ

 

Pre-flare

3

0

0

1.78

98

17

0

MMF/HCQ

 

Flare (renal)

7

1.5

10

1.85

81

13

40

MMF/HCQ

SLE6/black

Quiescent

0

0

0

13.35

134

19

0

Pred/HCQ

 

Pre-flare

3

0.5

0

9.16

135

26

0

HCQ

 

Flare (renal)

6

1.5

4

10.35

121

21

0

HCQ

SLE7/black

Quiescent

0

0

0

5.3

134

35

0

AZA/HCQ

 

Pre-flare

3

0

0

6.3

139

38

0

AZA/HCQ

 

Flare (joint)

14

1.5

0

4.4

145

40

0

AZA/HCQ

SLE8/white

Quiescent

0

0

0

5.53

106

21

0

HCQ

 

Pre-flare

4

0

0

5.83

97

17

0

HCQ

 

Flare (skin)

7

1

18

4.72

94

18

0

HCQ

SLE9/black

Quiescent

0

0

0

5.75

161

39

0

Pred/MMF

 

Pre-flare

3

0

0

5.83

145

29

0

Pred/MMF

 

Flare (renal)

9

1.6

6

7.08

186

29

0

Pred/MMF

SLE10/black

Quiescent

0

0.5

2

7.3

144

60

0

Pred/HCQ

 

Pre-flare

4

0.5

0

6.93

90

38

0

Pred/HCQ

 

Flare (renal)

6

2.5

6

6.62

97

43

0

Pred/HCQ

SLE11/white

Quiescent

0

0.5

0

7.26

146

27

0

Pred/LFM

 

Pre-flare

3

0

0

7.14

132

33

0

Pred/LFM

 

Flare (joint)

7

1.5

6

7.18

139

26

0

Pred/LFM

  1. All subjects were female. Reference ranges, WBC: 4.5 to 11 x103/uL; C3: 79 to 152 mg/dL; C4: 14 to 42 mg/dL; dsDNA titer <10 considered negative. AZA, azathioprine; C3, complement component 3; C4, complement component 4, dsDNA, double-stranded DNA; HCQ, hydroxychloroquine; LFM, leflunomide; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; PGA, Physician Global Assessment; Pred, prednisone; SLEDAI, SLE disease activity index; WBC, white blood cell