CD1a+ survivin+ dendritic cell infiltration in dermal lesions of systemic sclerosis

Table 2 The characteristics of SSc patients who had PBMCs analyzed with RT-PCR and/or FACS analyses

Patient number	Age (decade)	Sex	Disease duration (year)	Disease subset	IP	RC	PAH	SSc-specific autoantibodies (positive,+; negative,-)			Anti-survivin antibody (serum, IgG)
Patient number	Age (decade)	Sex	Disease duration (year)	Disease subset	IP	RC	PAH	Scl-70	Centromere	RNAPIII	Anti-survivin antibody (serum, IgG)
1	70s	Female	19	Diffuse	+	-	+	+	-	-	-
2	80s	Female	4	Limited	+	-	-	-	-	-	+
3	50s	Female	2	Diffuse	+	-	+	-	-	-	+
4	50s	Female	22	Diffuse	+	-	-	+	-	-	+
5	50s	Male	22	Diffuse	+	+	+	-	-	+	+

SSc systemic sclerosis, PBMCs peripheral blood mononuclear cells, IP interstitial pneumonia, RC renal crisis, PAH pulmonary artery hypertension, Scl-70 topoisomerase I, RNAPIII RNA polymerase III, IgG immunoglobulin G

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